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FIDE World Championship - Game 17





White: Anatoly Karpov



Black: Gata Kamsky







Played 8 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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5. b2-b3
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

Again, White is maintaining his center and makes no attempt to refute Black's idea. Karpov nearly always chooses the solid way to play against unusual moves.

Still, 5. cxb5 axb5 6. Nd4! looks attractive. Note that 6. ... c6 is met by 7. Nxb5! Was Gata really planning to play 6. ... Ra5!? here? (White's time used 0:13)