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FIDE World Championship - Game 4




White: Gata Kamsky     0


Black: Anatoly Karpov  1





Played 12 June 96 in Elista, Kalmykia

Annotation by GM Arthur Bisguier, assisted by SM Ron Burnett
also... Special 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









45. ... Qe5-e7
White Resigns
Click on any move to see a Diagram and Commentary 

     Kamsky     Karpov


  1.  e2-e4      c7-c6


  2.  d2-d4      d7-d5


  3.  e4xd5      c6xd5


  4.  c2-c4     Ng8-f6


  5. Nb1-c3      e7-e6


  6. Ng1-f3     Bf8-b4


  7.  c4xd5     Nf6xd5


  8. Bc1-d2     Nb8-c6


  9. Bf1-d3     O-O


 10.  O-O       Bb4-e7


 11. Qd1-e2     Nd5-f6


 12. Nc3-e4     Qd8-b6


 13.  a2-a3     Bc8-d7


 14. Rf1-d1     Ra8-d8


 15. Ne4xf6     Be7xf6


 16. Qe2-e4      g7-g6


 17. Bd2-e3     Nc6-e7


 18. Nf3-e5     Ne7-f5


 19. Ne5-c4     Qb6-a6


 20.  a3-a4     Bd7-c6


 21. Qe4-f4     Bc6-d5


 22. Nc4-e5     Qa6-b6


 23. Bd3xf5      e6xf5








     Kamsky     Karpov


 24. Rd1-d2     Bf6-g7


 25.  h2-h4     Rf8-e8


 26. Qf4-g3     Rd8-c8


 27. Ne5-d7     Qb6-c6


 28. Nd7-c5      b7-b6


 29. Nc5-d3     Qc6-d7


 30.  a4-a5     Re8-e4


 31. Nd3-f4      b6-b5


 32. Rd2-d1     Bd5-c4


 33. Ra1-c1      h7-h6


 34. Rc1-c3      b5-b4


 35. Rc3-c2     Rc8-c6


 36. Rd1-c1     Bc4-b5


 37. Kg1-h2     Kg8-h7


 38. Rc2xc6     Bb5xc6


 39. Rc1-c4     Bg7-f8


 40. Nf4-d3     Qd7-e6


 41.  d4-d5     Bc6xd5


 42. Rc4xe4     Bd5xe4


 43. Be3xa7     Bf8-d6


 44. Nd3-f4     Qe6-e5


 45. Nf4-h3     Qe5-e7


     Resigns