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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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33. c4xd5
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

Karpov initiates a forcing continuation to reduce material and clarify the situation.

In general, to make a draw you should trade as many pawns as possible (because then you can give up a piece for your opponent's last pawn - a single piece can't win!).