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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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43. e5-e6
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

After only 41 minutes of thinking, Karpov comes up with a pawn sacrifice, which seems to be the only possible winning attempt. We doubt that this idea will succeed against best defense. (2:46)