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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. ... Ne4xc3
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

This is Black's only move to avoid dropping a pawn. Ill-advised is the sanguine 9. ... Nxg3 10. fxg3 Bxg3 when 11. Qe2+ (Not 11. hxg3? Qxg3+ and Black draws.) 11. ... Kd8 12. hxg3 wins for White.