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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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in cooperation with FIDE
Special Thanks to GM Bachar Kouatly and Christophe Bouton of FIDE.
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13. h2-h4
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

Gata goes for it! The move 13 h4 intends h4-h5, and in some variations allows a rook lift with Rh1-h3. Note that White is remaining flexible by delaying castling.