USChess Online ® Presents:

FIDE World Championship - Game 6




White: Gata Kamsky


Black: Anatoly Karpov





Played 16 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










1. e2-e4
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

This move is considered to be one of White's strongest opening moves. It controls d5 and f5 and frees his f1-bishop. Bobby Fischer played it with great success and therefore, he influenced the future generation of young players to follow him.