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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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24. a2-a4
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

White plays this in order to secure his pawn which allows his knight to take a more active role in this position. After the knight moves then White's rooks will be able to penetrate on the c-file.