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FIDE World Championship - Game 18





White: Gata Kamsky



Black: Anatoly Karpov







Played 10 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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20. ... h7-h5
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

Wow!

Karpov doesn't make weakening moves lightly...

Note that 21. Qxh5 is out of the question, because the queen has a job (protecting the Bd4).

20. ... Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Qc7 22. Nd6 Ne6?! 23. Rxe6!? was the Kasparov-Karpov game mentioned above (with better play for White, but eventually drawn).

Karpov may have been holding 20. ... h5!? as an improvement on that game. (1:24)