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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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88. ... Ne5-g4
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

Since he can see no winning tries, Black accedes to the opposite color bishop ending where he remains two pawns ahead. It is well known that this is a technically drawn position, where the extra pawns are separated by only one rank. The White King and Bishop can effectively stymie their advance with the dark square blockade.