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FIDE World Championship - Game 16





White: Gata Kamsky



Black: Anatoly Karpov







Played 6 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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25. Rd7xf7
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

Gata's best tactical shot since Game Two!

Black can't play 25. ... Rxf7 because of 26. Qd8+ and mates.

On 25. ... Qxf7 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27. Qd8+ Rf8 28. Qd5+ spears the Rc6; on 26. ... Kxf7 27. Qd7+ does the deed right away. (0:27)