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FIDE World Championship - Game 11





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)

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Special Thanks to GM Bachar Kouatly and Christophe Bouton of FIDE.
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4. ... e7-e6
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

Now Black branches off into the Semi-Slav defense. [In the traditional Slav, Black replies dxc4, when White will follow up with a4 (to prevent the move ...b5, when Black might be able to hold the pawn). Then Black could develop his Bishop to f5. The resulting position yields an extra pawn in the center for White, but Black has active pieces.]