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FIDE World Championship - Game 10






White: Gata Kamsky



Black: Anatoly Karpov







Played 24 June 96 in Elista, Kalmykia



Annotation by GM Arthur Bisguier, assisted by NM Eric Johnson
Special Post-Game Analysis by GM Walter Browne
assisted by IM John Grefe
(GM Schwartzman is playing in the Interplay US Junior Invitational)


Coverage provided by the United States Chess Federation
in cooperation with FIDE
Special Thanks to GM Bachar Kouatly and Christophe Bouton of FIDE.
Technical services provided by Websong Publishing











1. d2-d4
Full Game Score ... Next Move
Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

1 d4 is one of the very best first moves because it both occupies and controls key central squares; it frees the bishop on c1 for action, and aids in the general development of White's pieces.