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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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59. Qd6-e6
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

White moves his queen here in order to maintain pressure on the e-pawn and to push his d-pawn. White is threatening 60. d6 Bd8 61. Qe8+ Qg8 62. Qxe5+ Kh7 63. Qh5+ Kg7 64. Qg4+ Kf7 65. Qxg8+ Kxg8.