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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

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in cooperation with FIDE
Special Thanks to GM Bachar Kouatly and Christophe Bouton of FIDE.
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17. ... Nc6-e7
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

The knight repositions and takes the sting out d5. It may later move to the strong blockading square d5 or a more aggressive posture on f5 which attacks e3 and d4. Note that 18. d5 can now be net with 18. ... Qxb2 when Black stands well.