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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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17. ... g6-g5
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

Black gains space on the kingside with the hopes of generating an attack. Note Black's task is extremely difficult because of the absence of any pawn weaknesses in the White kingside.