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Karpov v Kamsky (FIDE) 1996

Elista · Jun 1996

Karpov 10½–7½ Kamsky

Karpov won 10½–7½.

Momentum

The score gap, game by game: up is Karpov.

Kamsky +4levelKarpov +4startgame 18

The coach's numbers

Anatoly Karpov92.9 · 4 blunders, 12 mistakes
Gata Kamsky92.6 · 2 blunders, 13 mistakes

The costliest move

The move that cost the match's loser the most, in a game they lost.

Karpov v Kamsky (FIDE) 1996, Game 6

Kamsky v Karpov · 0–1

27. Bd2 by Kamsky: chances 47% → 6%

The coach: Qh7 instead (the arrow) — with it, it was about level.

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Every game

Each line is White's chances move by move, as the coach saw them; above the middle, White is better. The mark is the costliest move.

Game 1: Karpov v Kamsky 1–0

56 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Karpov 94.1, Kamsky 92.3

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 2: Kamsky v Karpov 1–0

65 moves · e4 c6 d4 d5 · accuracy Kamsky 95.1, Karpov 93.2

Costliest move: 59... Kg8 (Karpov, 16% → 4%)

Game 3: Karpov v Kamsky ½–½

49 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Karpov 94.5, Kamsky 94.9

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 4: Kamsky v Karpov 0–1

45 moves · e4 c6 d4 d5 · accuracy Kamsky 89.8, Karpov 93.1

Costliest move: 45. Nh3 (Kamsky, 24% → 5%)

Game 5: Karpov v Kamsky ½–½

23 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Karpov 90.7, Kamsky 92.1

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 6: Kamsky v Karpov 0–1

29 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 · accuracy Kamsky 90.6, Karpov 93.3

Costliest move: 27. Bd2 (Kamsky, 47% → 6%)

Game 7: Karpov v Kamsky 1–0

71 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Karpov 92.6, Kamsky 90.8

Costliest move: 35. Nxf5 (Karpov, 86% → 63%)

Game 8: Kamsky v Karpov ½–½

62 moves · e4 c6 d4 d5 · accuracy Kamsky 94.9, Karpov 94.8

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 9: Karpov v Kamsky 1–0

41 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 g6 · accuracy Karpov 92.6, Kamsky 90.5

Costliest move: 32... Ra6 (Kamsky, 36% → 18%)

Game 10: Kamsky v Karpov 1–0

59 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Kamsky 91.3, Karpov 90.0

Costliest move: 32. e5+ (Kamsky, 79% → 57%)

Game 11: Karpov v Kamsky ½–½

66 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Karpov 93.5, Kamsky 92.8

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 12: Kamsky v Karpov ½–½

54 moves · e4 c6 d4 d5 · accuracy Kamsky 91.8, Karpov 92.5

Costliest move: 18. h4 (Kamsky, 41% → 28%)

Game 13: Karpov v Kamsky ½–½

90 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Karpov 91.7, Kamsky 92.9

Costliest move: 89. Bxg4+ (Karpov, 31% → 5%)

Game 14: Kamsky v Karpov 0–1

61 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Kamsky 92.5, Karpov 95.4

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 15: Karpov v Kamsky ½–½

42 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 c5 · accuracy Karpov 92.8, Kamsky 94.1

Costliest move: 12. Qb3 (Karpov, 67% → 54%)

Game 16: Kamsky v Karpov 1–0

49 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Kamsky 94.2, Karpov 92.2

Costliest move: 48... Kg8 (Karpov, 36% → 5%)

Game 17: Karpov v Kamsky ½–½

60 moves · Nf3 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Karpov 89.0, Kamsky 90.4

Costliest move: 55. Nf5 (Karpov, 38% → 23%)

Game 18: Kamsky v Karpov ½–½

80 moves · d4 Nf6 c4 e6 · accuracy Kamsky 95.4, Karpov 95.7

No move cost more than 12%.

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