USChess Online ® Presents:

FIDE World Championship - Game 4




White: Gata Kamsky


Black: Anatoly Karpov





Played 12 June 96 in Elista, Kalmykia

Annotation by GM Arthur Bisguier, assisted by SM Ron Burnett
Special Post-Game Analysis by GM Gabriel Schwartzmann

Coverage provided by the United States Chess Federation
in cooperation with FIDE
Special Thanks to GM Bachar Kouatly and Christophe Bouton of FIDE.
Technical services provided by Websong Publishing










39. Rc1-c4
Full Game Score ... Previous Move ... Next Move
Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

A possible improvement is 39. d5. The problem with the game move is that it forces Black to play a move he wants to do anyway. In addition the rook is subject to attack on the c4-square.