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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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11. ... Nf6xe4
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

Black must capture at e4, since White threatens e5. He captures with the Knight rather than the pawn, so as not to allow 12. Ng5, when White can follow up with 13. Ngxe4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4, and White will have a Knight posted strongly on e4.