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FIDE World Championship - Game 7




White: Anatoly Karpov


Black: Gata Kamsky





Played 18 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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9. b2-b4
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

While White's plan of queenside attack is positionally sound he must proceed expeditiously since he is usually only attacking pawns and Black will be attacking his king. With this in mind, White starts his queenside attack immediately without the usual preparation of a3, Rb1 and then b4.