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FIDE World Championship - Game 14





White: Gata Kamsky



Black: Anatoly Karpov







Played 2 July 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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Special Thanks to GM Bachar Kouatly and Christophe Bouton of FIDE.
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20. Ng5-f3
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

I'm surprised that Gata is allowing the exchange of queens here...

20. Nf3 repositions the knight, but the ending offers no realistic chances of a win against Karpov. A more practical choice was 20. Qd2, keeping the game alive.