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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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7. O-O
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

White secures his king. Note that White cannot "win" a pawn with 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Nxe5? because 9. ... Nxe4 recovers the pawn and gives a slight edge to Black. In the above line, White also has 9. Bg5 which gives him a miniscule edge at no risk. It is significant that Karpov eschews this and selects a more challenging line for both players given his two point lead in the match.