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FIDE World Championship - Game 5




White: Anatoly Karpov


Black: Gata Kamsky





Played 14 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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Special Thanks to GM Bachar Kouatly and Christophe Bouton of FIDE.
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23. ... Bf6-g7
Draw

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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

A very interesting and well played draw with theoretical significance for opening savants. In my judgment this is the best game played thus far. Note this is the shortest game (of the 25 games) between these two gladiators!