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FIDE World Championship - Game 13





White: Anatoly Karpov    0.5



Black: Gata Kamsky       0.5







Played 30 June, 1 July 96 in Elista, Kalmykia

Annotation by GM Arthur Bisguier
assisted by NM Eric Johnson and Brian Bugbee
also... Special Analysis by GM Walter Brown
assisted by IM John Grefe

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in cooperation with FIDE
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90. Kc3-d2
Draw
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     Karpov     Kamsky



  1.  d2-d4     Ng8-f6



  2.  c2-c4      e7-e6



  3. Ng1-f3      b7-b6



  4.  g2-g3     Bc8-a6



  5.  b2-b3     Bf8-b4



  6. Bc1-d2     Bb4-e7



  7. Bf1-g2      c7-c6



  8. Bd2-c3      d7-d5



  9. Nf3-e5     Nf6-d7



 10. Ne5xd7     Nb8xd7



 11. Nb1-d2     O-O



 12. O-O        Ra8-b8



 13. Bc3-b2      b6-b5



 14.  c4-c5      e6-e5



 15.  d4xe5     Nd7xc5



 16.  a2-a3     Ba6-b7



 17.  b3-b4     Nc5-a4



 18. Bb2-d4      a7-a5



 19. Qd1-b3     Na4-b6



 20. Qb3-c3     Nb6-a4



 21. Qc3-b3     Na4-b6



 22. Rf1-d1     Nb6-c4



 23. Qb3-c3     Rb8-a8



 24. Nd2-b3     Qd8-c7



 25. Nb3-c5     Bb7-c8



 26.  h2-h3     Rf8-d8



 27.  g3-g4      a5xb4



 28.  a3xb4     Ra8xa1



 29. Rd1xa1     Be7xc5



 30.  b4xc5     Bc8-b7



 31.  e2-e3     Rd8-a8



 32. Bg2-f1     Ra8xa1



 33. Qc3xa1     Qc7-a5



 34. Qa1xa5     Nc4xa5



 35. Bf1-d3      b5-b4



 36.  f2-f4     Na5-c4



 37. Bd3-c2     Bb7-c8



 38.  f4-f5     Nc4-d2



 39. Bc2-a4     Bc8-d7



 40. Kg1-f2      g7-g6



 41. Kf2-g3     Kg8-f8



 42. Kg3-f4     Kf8-e7



 43.  e5-e6      f7xe6



 44.  f5-f6+    Ke7-f7



 45. Ba4-c2      h7-h6



 46.  h3-h4      b4-b3










     Karpov     Kamsky



 47. Bc2-d3      g6-g5



 48.  h4xg5      h6xg5



 49. Kf4-g3      b3-b2



 50. Bd4xb2     Nd2-b3



 51. Bd3-c2     Nb3xc5



 52.  e3-e4      d5xe4



 53. Kg3-f2     Bd7-c8



 54. Kf2-e3     Nc5-d7



 55. Bc2xe4      c6-c5



 56. Be4-f3     Bc8-a6



 57. Bb2-a3     Ba6-b5



 58. Ke3-f2     Bb5-c4



 59. Bf3-c6     Nd7-e5



 60. Bc6-f3     Bc4-d5



 61. Bf3-e2     Ne5-d7



 62. Kf2-e3     Bd5-c6



 63. Be2-d3     Kf7xf6



 64. Ke3-e2     Kf6-f7



 65. Ba3-c1     Nd7-e5



 66. Bc1xg5     Ne5xg4



 67. Ke2-d2     Bc6-d5



 68. Kd2-c3      e6-e5



 69. Bd3-f5     Ng4-f6



 70. Bg5-h4     Nf6-e8



 71. Bh4-f2     Ne8-d6



 72. Bf5-d3      c5-c4



 73. Bd3-h7     Kf7-g7



 74. Bh7-c2     Kg7-f6



 75. Kc3-b4     Kf6-e6



 76. Bf2-c5     Nd6-b7



 77. Bc5-f2     Nb7-d6



 78. Bf2-c5     Nd6-f7



 79. Bc5-e3     Ke6-f6



 80. Bc2-d1      e5-e4



 81. Bd1-e2     Nf7-e5



 82. Kb4-c5     Bd5-f7



 83. Kc5-d4     Kf6-f5



 84. Kd4-c3     Bf7-d5



 85. Kc3-d4     Kf5-e6



 86. Kd4-c3     Ke6-f5



 87. Kc3-d4     Bd5-f7



 88. Kd4-c3     Ne5-g4



 89. Be2xg4+    Kf5xg4



 90. Kc3-d2     Draw
Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

This game featured two stubborn defenses: one by Kamsky prior to adjournment and one by Karpov upon resumption of the game. Perhaps the draw outcome was a morally justified and equitable result.