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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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8. ... Qd8-a5
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

Gata resists falling in with any of White's intentions.

Note that 7. ... bxc4 8. bxc4 leaves White slightly better in a symmetrical position (with few winning chances for Black). And 7. ... Qb6 might lose a tempo to a later Na4 if Black reduces the tension with ... b4. (0:26)