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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

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Special Thanks to GM Bachar Kouatly and Christophe Bouton of FIDE.
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9. g2-g3
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

White defends the threat in the least destructive way since his white bishop will repair the weakened white squares (f3,g2 and h3). Another benefit of this move is that it stops Black from castling by gaining time since the queen is attacked.