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FIDE World Championship - Game 13





White: Anatoly Karpov



Black: Gata Kamsky







Played 30 June 96 in Elista, Kalmykia

Annotation by GM Arthur Bisguier
assisted by NM Eric Johnson and Brian Bugbee
Special Post-Game Analysis by GM Walter Browne
and IM John Grefe

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in cooperation with FIDE
Special Thanks to GM Bachar Kouatly and Christophe Bouton of FIDE.
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3. Ng1-f3
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

A natural developing move which defends the d4-pawn and controls the e5-square. Another alternative is 3. Nc3, which would have allowed 3. ... Bb4 (the Nimzo-Indian Defense), which threatens to saddle White with double c-pawns. This can be a serious breach of the integrity of White's pawn structure, and creates a dynamic imbalance. This accounts for the great popularity of the Nimzo-Indian Defense. Karpov usually prefers positions with super-sound pawn structures, so he opts to develop his King's Knight.