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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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15. Ra1-b1
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

White had a hard choice here - he must do something active. Plus, Black threatened to win the b-pawn with an immediate ... c5-c4 and ... Qxb2 (meeting Qxb2 with ... Bxb2 and if Rb1 then ... c4-c3 holding the bishop). 15. Rb1 defends the b-pawn, and plans a possible b2-b4 to break up the hanging pawns.