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FIDE World Championship - Game 7




White: Anatoly Karpov  1


Black: Gata Kamsky     0





Played 18 June 96 in Elista, Kalmykia

Annotation by GM Arthur Bisguier, assisted by SM Ron Burnett
also... Special Analysis by GM Gabriel Schwartzmann

Coverage provided by the United States Chess Federation
in cooperation with FIDE
Special Thanks to GM Bachar Kouatly and Christophe Bouton of FIDE.
Technical services provided by Websong Publishing









71. h4-h5
Black Resigns
Click on any move to see a Diagram and Commentary 

     Karpov     Kamsky


  1.  d2-d4     Ng8-f6


  2.  c2-c4     
g7-g6


  3. Nb1-c3     Bf8-g7


  4.  e2-e4     
d7-d6


  5. Ng1-f3     O-O


  6. Bf1-e2     
e7-e5


  7. O-O        Nb8-c6


  8.  d4-d5     Nc6-e7


  9.  b2-b4     Nf6-h5


 10. Rf1-e1     
h7-h6


 11. Nf3-d2     Nh5-f4


 12. Be2-f1     
a7-a5


 13.  b4xa5     Ra8xa5


 14. Nd2-b3     Ra5-a8


 15.  c4-c5     
f7-f5


 16.  c5xd6     
c7xd6


 17. Nb3-d2     
g6-g5


 18. Ra1-b1     
g5-g4


 19. Qd1-b3     
f5xe4


 20. Nd2xe4     Kg8-h8


 21. Bc1-e3     Ne7-f5


 22. Be3-b6     Qd8-e7


 23. Qb3-b4     Rf8-f7


 24.  a2-a4     Bg7-f8


 25. Bb6-e3     Nf4-h5


 26. Rb1-c1     Nh5-f6


 27. Be3-b6     
h6-h5


 28. Ne4xf6     Qe7xf6


 29. Nc3-e4     Qf6-g6


 30.  a4-a5     Nf5-g7


 31. Bf1-b5     Bc8-f5


 32. Ne4-g3     Bf5-c8


 33. Rc1-c3     
h5-h4


 34. Bb5-d3     Ng7-f5


 35. Ng3xf5     Bc8xf5


 36. Bd3xf5     Qg6xf5








     Karpov     Kamsky


 37. Rc3-c4     Rf7-g7


 38. Qb4-b1     Qf5-h5


 39. Qb1-d1     
h4-h3


 40. Re1-e4     
h3xg2


 41. Re4xg4     Rg7-h7


 42.  h2-h4     Bf8-e7


 43.  f2-f3     Ra8-g8


 44. Bb6-f2     Rh7-g7


 45. Qd1-e2     Be7-d8


 46. Bf2-e1     Qh5-f7


 47. Qe2-d3     Qf7-h5


 48. Qd3-e4     Qh5-h6


 49. Qe4-f5     Bd8xa5


 50. Rg4xg7     Ba5-b6


 51. Kg1xg2     Qh6xg7


 52. Rc4-g4     Qg7-e7


 53. Qf5-h5+    Qe7-h7


 54. Rg4xg8     Kh8xg8


 55. Qh5-e8+    Kg8-g7


 56. Qe8-e7     Kg7-h8


 57. Qe7xd6     Qh7-g7+


 58. Be1-g3     Bb6-c7


 59. Qd6-e6     Kh8-h7


 60.  d5-d6     Bc7-d8


 61. Qe6-f5+    Kh7-h6


 62. Kg2-h3     Qg7-f6


 63. Qf5xf6+    Bd8xf6


 64. Kh3-g4     
b7-b5


 65. Kg4-f5     Bf6-d8


 66. Kf5xe5     Kh6-g6


 67. Ke5-d5     
b5-b4


 68. Kd5-c4     Bd8-a5


 69. Kc4-b3     Kg6-f5


 70. Kb3-a4     Kf5-e6


 71.  h4-h5     Resigns