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White: Anatoly Karpov Black: Gata Kamsky Played 26 June 96 in Elista, Kalmykia
Annotation by GM Arthur Bisguier, assisted by Brian Bugbee
Special Post-Game Analysis by GM Walter Browne
assisted by IM John Grefe
(GM Schwartzman is playing in the Interplay US Junior Invitational)
1. d2-d4 Full Game Score ... Next Move |
One of White's strongest first moves since it controls the central squares c5 and e5 and allows his c1-bishop to develop. While Karpov almost exclusively used 1. e4 in his early career he now shows a preference for this move since it tends to lead more positional play which is his forte. |