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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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10. ... Nb8-c6
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

Black's last move contains a sneaky gambit: if 11. cxb5 axb5 12. Qxb5 Qxb5 13. Nxb5 Ba6 (pinning the knight against the Rf1) 14. a4 Rab8 and Black regains his pawn and leaves White with a weak pawn on b3.

And if 12. Nxb5 Ba6 (still that nasty pin!) 13. a4 Rab8 and Black will regain his pawn with the better game (if 14. Bc3 then 14. ... Bxb5!).

Karpov will not be provoked, however! (0:32)