Still very young, still improving rapidly, and still developing an individual style, Kamsky, is one of the brightest stars in chess today. He has a conservative style at the board, but is always ready to take advantage of an opponent's weaknesses with a slicing attack. He has remained a very active champion, playing regularly in international events. His games are very popular with positional players who appreciate their clean, precise elegance. Match Format Best of 20 games.
Players score one point for a win, half-point for a draw, zero points for a loss.
Games are played every other day, with interim days for rest or adjournments. Karpov wins with white. Lots of other pieces on the board, though, kept the position complicated and many observers believed that Karpov had some drawing chanced up through move 50 or so. Karpov eventually resigned after some nice tactical maneuvering by Kamsky. This ties the match after two games.