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FIDE World Championship - Game 15





White: Anatoly Karpov



Black: Gata Kamsky







Played 4 July 96 in Elista, Kalmykia

Annotation by GM Arthur Bisguier
assisted by NM Eric Johnson and Brian Bugbee
Special Post-Game Analysis by GM Gabriel Schwartzman

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Special Thanks to GM Bachar Kouatly and Christophe Bouton of FIDE.
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14. Na3-c4
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

Karpov took 30 minutes to play this natural move? He must be thinking about the position several moves from now.

He's close to clinching the title...maybe he's battling some inner demons? (White's time used 0:59)