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FIDE World Championship - Game 10





White: Gata Kamsky



Black: Anatoly Karpov







Played 24 June 96 in Elista, Kalmykia

Annotation by GM Arthur Bisguier, assisted by NM Eric Johnson
Special Post-Game Analysis by GM Walter Browne
assisted by IM John Grefe
(GM Schwartzman is playing in the Interplay US Junior Invitational)

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Special Thanks to GM Bachar Kouatly and Christophe Bouton of FIDE.
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12. ... g7-g6
Full Game Score ... Previous Move ... Next Move
Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

Black had to meet the threat of Bxh7+. The non-weakening 12. ... Nf6 could be met by the annoying 13. Bb5+, when after 13. ... Kf8 Black can no longer castle. An active choice was 12. ... Qb6. A move to avoid was 12. ... h6, which weakens the f5-square.

Note that after 12. ... g6, the dark-squared bishop covers the dark squares, and Black's pawns cover the light squares.