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FIDE World Championship - Game 3




White: Anatoly Karpov


Black: Gata Kamsky





Played 10 June 96 in Elista, Kalmykia

Annotation by GM Arthur Bisguier, assisted by SM Ron Burnett

Special Post-Game Analysis by GM Gabriel Schwartzmann

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3. Ng1-f3
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

A natural developing move which defends the d4-pawn and controls the e5-square. Another alternative is 3. Nc3 which however allows 3. ... Bb4 (Which is the start of the Nimzo-Indian Defense) which threatens to create double c-pawns. Karpov usually prefers positions with super sound pawn structures so he avoids the Nimzo-Indian.