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FIDE World Championship - Game 15





White: Anatoly Karpov  0.5



Black: Gata Kamsky     0.5







Played 4 July 96 in Elista, Kalmykia

Annotation by GM Arthur Bisguier
assisted by NM Eric Johnson and Brian Bugbee
also... Special Analysis by GM Gabriel Schwartzmann

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42. ... Qe1-g3+
Draw
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     Karpov     Kamsky



  1.  d2-d4     Ng8-f6



  2.  c2-c4      c7-c5



  3.  d4-d5      e7-e6



  4. Nb1-c3      e6xd5



  5.  c4xd5      d7-d6



  6.  e2-e4      g7-g6



  7. Ng1-f3     Bf8-g7



  8.  h2-h3     O-O



  9. Bf1-d3      b7-b5



 10. Nc3xb5     Rf8-e8



 11. O-O        Nf6xe4



 12. Qd1-b3      a7-a6



 13. Nb5-a3     Nb8-d7



 14. Na3-c4     Ra8-b8



 15. Qb3-c2      f7-f5



 16. Bc1-f4     Nd7-b6



 17. Nc4xb6     Qd8xb6



 18. Ra1-b1     Bc8-d7



 19. Nf3-d2     Ne4xd2



 20. Qc2xd2     Bg7-d4



 21. Rf1-e1     Re8xe1



 22. Qd2xe1     Rb8-e8










     Karpov     Kamsky



 23. Qe1-d2      a6-a5



 24.  b2-b3     Bd4-e5



 25.  a2-a3     Bd7-b5



 26. Bd3xb5     Qb6xb5



 27. Bf4xe5     Re8xe5



 28. Rb1-e1     Kg8-f7



 29. Re1xe5      d6xe5



 30. Qd2-h6     Kf7-g8



 31. Qh6-d2     Kg8-f7



 32. Qd2-c3     Kf7-f6



 33.  f2-f4     Qb5-e2



 34. Qc3xc5      e5xf4



 35. Qc5-c3+    Qe2-e5



 36. Qc3-c6+    Kf6-g5



 37.  d5-d6     Qe5-e1+



 38. Kg1-h2     Qe1-g3+



 39. Kh2-g1     Qg3-e1+



 40. Kg1-h2     Qe1-g3+



 41. Kh2-g1     Qg3-e1+



 42. Kg1-h2     Qe1-g3+



     Draw
Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

Drawn by repetition of position.

Final Thoughts:

A well-played game. Karpov defused any potential dynamism in the position. Kamksy can be lauded for his choice of a fighting defense, but the game really never contained the kind of pyrotechnics one expects from a game played on the fourth of July.

We shall see what happens on Saturday - one win and Karpov keeps his crown.