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| style="text-align:center; font-size:115%"|'''Defending champion'''
| style="text-align:center; font-size:115%"|'''Challenger'''
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| width=33% | [[File:Anatoly Karpov.jpg|center|Anatoly Karpov|140px]]
| width=33% | [[File:Gata Kamsky.jpg|center|Gata Kamsky|140px]]
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| style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Anatoly Karpov]]'''
| style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Gata Kamsky]]'''
|- style="font-size:200%;"
| style="text-align:center"|10½
| style="text-align:center"|7½
|-
| style="text-align:center"|Born 23 May 1951<br/>45 years old
| style="text-align:center"|Born 2 June 1974<br/>22 years old
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| style="text-align:center"|Winner of the [[World Chess Championship 1993|FIDE World Chess Championship 1993]] and Candidates Match against {{flagicon|BLR|1991}} [[Boris Gelfand]]
| style="text-align:center"|Winner of the Candidates Match against {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Valery Salov]]
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| style="text-align:center"|[[Elo rating system|Rating]]: 2770 ([[FIDE World Rankings|World No. 3]])
| style="text-align:center"|[[Elo rating system|Rating]]: 2735 ([[FIDE World Rankings|World No. 5]])
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|style="text-align:left"| ← [[World Chess Championship 1993|1993]]
|style="text-align:right"| [[FIDE World Chess Championship 1998|1998]] →
|}
The '''FIDE World Chess Championship 1996''' was a [[chess]] tournament held by [[FIDE]] to determine the [[World Chess Champion]].

==Background==
At the time the World Chess Champion title was split.

In 1993, [[Nigel Short]] had qualified via FIDE's usual format to meet champion [[Garry Kasparov]] in a championship match. However, Kasparov and Short broke with FIDE and played under the auspices of a new organization which they had organized, the [[Professional Chess Association]] (PCA). Kasparov won this match to remain champion.

With its two top players withdrawn, FIDE awarded the two slots in its 1993 championship match to [[Anatoly Karpov]] and [[Jan Timman]], both of whom had been defeated in earlier qualification rounds by Short. Karpov won the match to become the FIDE World Champion.

The FIDE World Chess Championship 1996 was FIDE's first since the 1993 split. Meanwhile, the PCA held its [[Classical World Chess Championship 1995]], in which Kasparov defeated [[Viswanathan Anand]] to retain his title.

Many of the same players competed in both organization's qualifying events. However, Kasparov and Short did not compete in the FIDE event.

==1993 Interzonal tournament==
FIDE held an [[Interzonal]] tournament in [[Biel/Bienne|Biel]] in July 1993, run as a 73 player, 13 round [[Swiss system tournament]].<ref>[http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/9496fiix.htm 1993 FIDE Interzonal] - Mark Weeks' Chess Pages</ref>

The top 10 from the Interzonal qualified for a Championship tournament. In the event of a tie break, players were ranked by the sum of their opponents' Elo ratings, excluding the lowest rating.

:{| class="wikitable"
|+ 1993 FIDE Interzonal Tournament
|-
! !! !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! Total !! Tie break
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM '''[[Boris Gelfand]]'''|Belarus|1991}} || '''2670''' || =35 || +49 || =6 || +39 || =3 || +43 || =2 || +10 || +17 || =5 || =13 || =9 || =7 || '''9''' ||
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 2 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM '''[[Paul van der Sterren]]'''|Netherlands}} || '''2525''' || =51 || =41 || +71 || +31 || +26 || =13 || =1 || =6 || =4 || =7 || +17 || =8 || =3 || '''8½''' || '''31545'''
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 3 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM '''[[Gata Kamsky]]'''|United States}} || '''2645''' || +12 || =25 || +47 || =28 || =1 || =16 || +32 || =4 || +6 || =17 || =5 || =7 || =2 || '''8½''' || '''31470'''
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 4 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM '''[[Alexander Khalifman]]'''|Russia|1991}} || '''2645''' || +58 || =43 || +45 || +8 || -10 || =6 || +24 || =3 || =2 || =16 || +26 || =5 || =9 || '''8½''' || '''31390'''
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 5 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM '''[[Michael Adams (chess player)|Michael Adams]]'''|England}} || '''2630''' || -44 || +60 || -22 || +68 || +62 || +65 || +28 || +9 || =7 || =1 || =3 || =4 || =6 || '''8½''' || '''31345'''
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 6 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM '''[[Leonid Yudasin]]'''|Israel}} || '''2605''' || +67 || =44 || =1 || =36 || +48 || =4 || +23 || =2 || -3 || =11 || +29 || +13 || =5 || '''8½''' || '''31340'''
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 7 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM '''[[Valery Salov]]'''|Russia|1991}} || '''2685''' || =49 || +71 || =31 || +55 || +42 || +24 || =10 || -17 || =5 || =2 || +21 || =3 || =1 || '''8½''' || '''31285'''
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 8 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM '''[[Joël Lautier]]'''|France}} || '''2620''' || +26 || +62 || =17 || -4 || =22 || =21 || +33 || =16 || =9 || =15 || +27 || =2 || +24 || '''8½''' || '''31280'''
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 9 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM '''[[Vladimir Kramnik]]'''|Russia|1991}} || '''2710''' || -45 || +19 || =35 || +38 || +55 || +37 || =17 || -5 || =8 || +31 || +16 || =1 || =4 || '''8½''' || '''31240'''
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 10 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM '''[[Viswanathan Anand]]'''|India}} || '''2725''' || =16 || =22 || +44 || +25 || +4 || =17 || =7 || -1 || =21 || =27 || =18 || +28 || =11 || '''8''' || '''31435'''
|-
| 11 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Vladimir Epishin]]|Russia|1991}} || 2655 || =18 || =35 || =38 || =45 || =41 || =36 || +42 || +39 || =13 || =6 || =24 || +15 || =10 || 8 || 31305
|-
| 12 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Smbat Lputian]]|Armenia}} || 2555 || -3 || +70 || -39 || +71 || =31 || =56 || -14 || +55 || =20 || +52 || =51 || +40 || +32 || 8 || 31275
|-
| 13 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Alexei Shirov]]|Latvia}} || 2685 || =65 || +53 || =32 || =22 || +47 || =2 || =16 || =29 || =11 || +23 || =1 || -6 || +21 || 8 || 31195
|-
| 14 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Vassily Ivanchuk]]|Ukraine}} || 2705 || =22 || =16 || =21 || =65 || =25 || =47 || +12 || =37 || =23 || =29 || +33 || =24 || +27 || 8 || 31125
|-
| 15 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Ivan Sokolov (chess player)|Ivan Sokolov]]|Bosnia and Herzegovina|1992}} || 2610 || +66 || =23 || +57 || -17 || =21 || =22 || =37 || =27 || +36 || =8 || +35 || -11 || +30 || 8 || 31030
|-
| 16 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Lajos Portisch]]|Hungary}} || 2585 || =10 || =14 || =40 || +44 || +56 || =3 || =13 || =8 || +29 || =4 || -9 || =18 || =20 || 7½ || 31855
|-
| 17 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Evgeny Bareev]]|Russia|1991}} || 2660 || +38 || +39 || =8 || +15 || =24 || =10 || =9 || +7 || -1 || =3 || -2 || =21 || =18 || 7½ || 31580
|-
| 18 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Evgeny Sveshnikov]]|Latvia}} || 2570 || =11 || =29 || +20 || -37 || =50 || -33 || +70 || +43 || =28 || +45 || =10 || =16 || =17 || 7½ || 31515
|-
| 19 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Bosko Abramovic]]|Federal Republic of Yugoslavia}} || 2460 || =47 || -9 || +53 || +33 || =29 || -26 || =56 || +59 || -31 || +46 || =37 || +45 || =22 || 7½ || 31140
|-
| 20 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Judit Polgár]]|Hungary}} || 2630 || =34 || =46 || -18 || =27 || +58 || =41 || -35 || +57 || =12 || +43 || =31 || +26 || =16 || 7½ || 30850
|-
| 21 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Alexey Dreev]]|Russia|1991}} || 2570 || +40 || -24 || =14 || +52 || =15 || =8 || +43 || =31 || =10 || +22 || -7 || =17 || -13 || 7 || 31795
|-
| 22 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Patrick Wolff]]|United States}} || 2585 || =14 || =10 || +5 || =13 || =8 || =15 || =31 || =40 || +52 || -21 || -28 || +56 || =19 || 7 || 31700
|-
| 23 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Yasser Seirawan]]|United States}} || 2575 || +63 || =15 || =51 || =56 || +36 || =28 || -6 || +24 || =14 || -13 || =40 || =31 || =33 || 7 || 31625
|-
| 24 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Mikhail Gurevich (chess player)|Mikhail Gurevich]]|Belgium}} || 2605 || +69 || +21 || =28 || +43 || =17 || -7 || -4 || -23 || +44 || +39 || =11 || =14 || -8 || 7 || 31465
|-
| 25 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Lembit Oll]]|Estonia}} || 2595 || +70 || =3 || =56 || -10 || =14 || -40 || =46 || =34 || =38 || +65 || -30 || +63 || +51 || 7 || 31415
|-
| 26 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Dibyendu Barua]]|India}} || 2510 || -8 || +63 || +41 || +51 || -2 || +19 || -29 || +32 || =35 || +40 || -4 || -20 || =28 || 7 || 31405
|-
| 27 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Jeroen Piket]]|Netherlands}} || 2590 || -71 || +59 || -42 || =20 || +61 || +52 || =40 || =15 || +56 || =10 || -8 || +38 || -14 || 7 || 31360
|-
| 28 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Viktor Korchnoi]]|Switzerland}} || 2625 || +30 || +42 || =24 || =3 || =37 || =23 || -5 || -35 || =18 || +41 || +22 || -10 || =26 || 7 || 31225
|-
| 29 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Boris Gulko]]|United States}} || 2635 || =46 || =18 || =58 || +35 || =19 || =42 || +26 || =13 || -16 || =14 || -6 || +43 || =31 || 7 || 31120
|-
| 30 || align=left|{{flagathlete|IM [[Xu Jun]]|China}} || 2535 || -28 || =68 || +72 || =50 || -39 || -51 || +62 || +65 || =32 || =36 || +25 || +37 || -15 || 7 || 30985
|-
| 31 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Robert Hübner]]|Germany}} || 2605 || +60 || =57 || =7 || -2 || =12 || +55 || =22 || =21 || +19 || -9 || =20 || =23 || =29 || 7 || 30980
|-
| 32 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Jóhann Hjartarson]]|Iceland}} || 2605 || +59 || =55 || =13 || -42 || +45 || +39 || -3 || -26 || =30 || =51 || +49 || +35 || -12 || 7 || 30970
|-
| 33 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Julio Granda]]|Peru}} || 2605 || -55 || =61 || +49 || -19 || +34 || +18 || -8 || +51 || =45 || =35 || -14 || +47 || =23 || 7 || 30930
|-
| 34 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Ye Jiangchuan]]|China}} || 2535 || =20 || -48 || =68 || =46 || -33 || +69 || =57 || =25 || =47 || =42 || +65 || =36 || +45 || 7 || 30880
|-
| 35 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Eric Lobron]]|Germany}} || 2575 || =1 || =11 || =9 || -29 || +46 || =48 || +20 || +28 || =26 || =33 || -15 || -32 || =38 || 6½ || 31480
|-
| 36 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Vasily Smyslov]]|Russia|1991}} || 2520 || =48 || =37 || +62 || =6 || -23 || =11 || =38 || +41 || -15 || =30 || =52 || =34 || =40 || 6½ || 31260
|-
| 37 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Jon Speelman]]|England}} || 2605 || =54 || =36 || +46 || +18 || =28 || -9 || =15 || =14 || -40 || +56 || =19 || -30 || =41 || 6½ || 31165
|-
| 38 || align=left|{{flagathlete|IM [[Ilya Gurevich]]|United States}} || 2575 || -17 || +67 || =11 || -9 || +69 || =50 || =36 || -56 || =25 || +44 || +39 || -27 || =35 || 6½ || 31155
|-
| 39 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Zdenko Kožul]]|Bosnia and Herzegovina|1992}} || 2595 || +64 || -17 || +12 || -1 || +30 || -32 || +65 || -11 || +42 || -24 || -38 || =48 || +61 || 6½ || 31150
|-
| 40 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Kiril Georgiev]]|Bulgaria}} || 2660 || -21 || +66 || =16 || +57 || -43 || +25 || =27 || =22 || +37 || -26 || =23 || -12 || =36 || 6½ || 30835
|-
| 41 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Curt Hansen (chess player)|Curt Hansen]]|Denmark}} || 2590 || =72 || =2 || -26 || +73 || =11 || =20 || =48 || -36 || +66 || -28 || +61 || =51 || =37 || 6½ || 30735
|-
| 42 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Evgeny Pigusov]]|Russia|1991}} || 2585 || +74* || -28 || +27 || +32 || -7 || =29 || -11 || =48 || -39 || =34 || =46 || =52 || =49 || 6 || 31305
|-
| 43 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Ian Rogers (chess player)|Ian Rogers]]|Australia}} || 2595 || +68 || =4 || +48 || -24 || +40 || -1 || -21 || -18 || +59 || -20 || +66 || -29 || =50 || 6 || 31195
|-
| 44 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Ľubomír Ftáčnik]]|Slovakia}} || 2535 || +5 || =6 || -10 || -16 || =57 || +62 || +50 || -52 || -24 || -38 || =67 || =58 || +68 || 6 || 31130
|-
| 45 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Loek van Wely]]|Netherlands}} || 2585 || +9 || =50 || -4 || =11 || -32 || =70 || +60 || +47 || =33 || -18 || +48 || -19 || -34 || 6 || 31090
|-
| 46 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Vasil Spasov (chess player)|Vasil Spasov]]|Bulgaria}} || 2540 || =29 || =20 || -37 || =34 || -35 || +73 || =25 || +50 || =48 || -19 || =42 || =62 || =47 || 6 || 31040
|-
| 47 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Vladimir Akopian]]|Armenia}} || 2600 || =19 || +54 || -3 || +61 || -13 || =14 || =51 || -45 || =34 || =50 || +55 || -33 || =46 || 6 || 30995
|-
| 48 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Jaan Ehlvest]]|Estonia}} || 2620 || =36 || +34 || -43 || +58 || -6 || =35 || =41 || =42 || =46 || =49 || -45 || =39 || =52 || 6 || 30985
|-
| 49 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Jesus Nogueiras]]|Cuba}} || 2580 || =7 || -1 || -33 || =60 || =70 || +66 || =55 || =58 || +53 || =48 || -32 || =50 || =42 || 6 || 30910
|-
| 50 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Simen Agdestein]]|Norway}} || 2610 || +61 || =45 || -55 || =30 || =18 || =38 || -44 || -46 || +63 || =47 || =56 || =49 || =43 || 6 || 30910
|-
| 51 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Predrag Nikolić]]|Bosnia and Herzegovina|1992}} || 2625 || =2 || +72 || =23 || -26 || -65 || +30 || =47 || -33 || +58 || =32 || =12 || =41 || -25 || 6 || 30840
|-
| 52 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Ilya Smirin]]|Israel}} || 2640 || -57 || =69 || +73 || -21 || +63 || -27 || +53 || +44 || -22 || -12 || =36 || =42 || =48 || 6 || 30800
|-
| 53 || align=left|{{flagathlete|IM [[Artur Frolov]]|Ukraine}} || 2535 || =56 || -13 || -19 || -69 || +72 || +71 || -52 || +64 || -49 || =59 || -63 || bye || +66 || 6 || 30320
|-
| 54 || align=left|{{flagathlete|IM [[Darcy Lima]]|Brazil}} || 2475 || =37 || -47 || -65 || =67 || -73 || =68 || +69 || =71 || =57 || -66 || bye || +59 || =63 || 6 || 30105
|-
| 55 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Walter Arencibia]]|Cuba}} || 2485 || +33 || =32 || +50 || -7 || -9 || -31 || =49 || -12 || +71 || =62 || -47 || =68 || =56 || 5½ || 30935
|-
| 56 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Miguel Illescas]]|Spain}} || 2625 || =53 || +65 || =25 || =23 || -16 || =12 || =19 || +38 || -27 || -37 || =50 || -22 || =55 || 5½ || 30880
|-
| 57 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Vidmantas Mališauskas]]|Lithuania|1988}} || 2540 || +52 || =31 || -15 || -40 || =44 || =59 || =34 || -20 || =54 || =58 || =68 || =66 || =62 || 5½ || 30820
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| 58 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Ferdinand Hellers]]|Sweden}} || 2560 || -4 || +64 || =29 || -48 || -20 || =67 || +72 || =49 || -51 || =57 || =59 || =44 || =60 || 5½ || 30690
|-
| 59 || align=left|{{flagathlete|FM [[Tigran Nalbandian]]|Armenia}} || 2485 || -32 || -27 || +64 || -62 || +68 || =57 || +63 || -19 || -43 || =53 || =58 || -54 || bye || 5½ || 30505
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| 60 || align=left|{{flagathlete|IM [[Lucas Brunner]]|Switzerland}} || 2475 || -31 || -5 || =66 || =49 || =71 || +61 || -45 || =68 || -65 || bye || =62 || =64 || =58 || 5½ || 30335
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| 61 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Alex Sherzer]]|United States}} || 2500 || -50 || =33 || +69 || -47 || -27 || -60 || -68 || +73 || bye || +64 || -41 || +67 || -39 || 5½ || 30325
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| 62 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Semen Dvoirys]]|Russia|1991}} || 2590 || +73 || -8 || -36 || +59 || -5 || -44 || -30 || =67 || +70 || =55 || =60 || =46 || =57 || 5½ || 30285
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| 63 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Veselin Topalov]]|Bulgaria}} || 2650 || -23 || -26 || +67 || =70 || -52 || =64 || -59 || +72 || -50 || +73 || +53 || -25 || =54 || 5½ || 30225
|-
| 64 || align=left|{{flagathlete|IM [[Hichem Hamdouchi]]|Morocco}} || 2455 || -39 || -58 || -59 || bye || =66 || =63 || +73 || -53 || =68 || -61 || +70 || =60 || =65 || 5½ || 30200
|-
| 65 || align=left|{{flagathlete|GM [[Dmitry Gurevich]]|United States}} || 2575 || =13 || -56 || +54 || =14 || +51 || -5 || -39 || -30 || +60 || -25 || -34 || =69 || =64 || 5 || 30965
|-
| 66 || align=left|{{flagathlete|IM [[Giorgi Bagaturov]]|Georgia|1990}} || 2495 || -15 || -40 || =60 || =72 || =64 || -49 || +67 || +70 || -41 || +54 || -43 || =57 || -53 || 5 || 30435
|-
| 67 || align=left|{{flagathlete|IM [[Amanmurad Kakagaldyev]]|Turkmenistan|1992}} || 2465 || -6 || -38 || -63 || =54 || bye || =58 || -66 || =62 || +69 || =68 || =44 || -61 || =72 || 5 || 30330
|-
| 68 || align=left|{{flagathlete|IM [[Werner Hug]]|Switzerland}} || 2430 || -43 || =30 || =34 || -5 || -59 || =54 || +61 || =60 || =64 || =67 || =57 || =55 || -44 || 5 || 30255
|-
| 69 || align=left|{{flagathlete|IM [[Alexandre Lesiège]]|Canada}} || 2485 || -24 || =52 || -61 || +53 || -38 || -34 || -54 || bye || -67 || =72 || =73 || =65 || +71 || 5 || 30070
|-
| 70 || align=left|{{flagathlete|IM [[Pablo Zarnicki]]|Argentina}} || 2455 || -25 || -12 || bye || =63 || =49 || =45 || -18 || -66 || -62 || +71 || -64 || =72 || =73 || 4½ || 30270
|-
| 71 || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[David Gluckman]]|South Africa|1928}} || 2330 || +27 || -7 || -2 || -12 || =60 || -53 || bye || =54 || -55 || -70 || =72 || +73 || -69 || 4½ || 30110
|-
| 72 || align=left|{{flagathlete|IM [[Nikolaos Kalesis]]|Greece}} || 2410 || =41 || -51 || -30 || =66 || -53 || bye || -58 || -63 || -73 || =69 || =71 || =70 || =67 || 4 || 30170
|-
| 73 || align=left|{{flagathlete|IM [[Konstantinos Moutousis]]|Greece}} || 2425 || -62 || bye || -52 || -41 || +54 || -46 || -64 || -61 || +72 || -63 || =69 || -71 || =70 || 4 || 30140
|-
| 74 || align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Esam Aly Ahmed]]|Egypt}} || 2320 || -42* || || || || || || || || || || || || || 0 ||
|}

Esam Aly Ahmed forfeited his first-round game against Pigusov and was dropped from the tournament.

==1994–96 Championship tournament==
The top 10 from the Interzonal were joined by 1993 FIDE World Champion [[Anatoly Karpov]], 1993 FIDE runner-up [[Jan Timman]], and 1993 Candidates semi-finalist [[Artur Yusupov (chess player)|Artur Yusupov]].<ref>[http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/9496fcix.htm 1994-96 FIDE Candidates Matches] - Mark Weeks' Chess Pages</ref><ref>[http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/9496fwix.htm 1996 Karpov - Kamsky FIDE Title Match] - Mark Weeks' Chess Pages</ref> (The other 1993 semi-finalist was the excluded Nigel Short).

The first round matches were held in [[Wijk aan Zee]] in January 1994, and the second round matches and semifinals in [[Sanghi Nagar]] in July–August 1994 and February 1995, respectively. If tied after the specified number of games (which happened only in the Kamsky-Anand match), [[rapid chess]] games were played as tie breaks.<ref>[http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2008/10/wch-08-g6.htm WCh 08 g6: Anand Won, Kramnik Done], [[Mig Greengard]] blog, October 20, 2008 (see comments in final paragraph)</ref>

The format was a departure from all previous world championships, in that the reigning champion (Karpov) was not seeded directly into a championship match. Instead, he joined the competition at the semifinal stage.

{{16TeamBracket
| team-width=200
| RD1=First round (best of 8)
| RD2=Second round (best of 8)
| RD3=Semifinals (best of 10)
| RD4=Final
| group1=
| group2=
| group3=
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Gata Kamsky]]'''
| RD1-score01='''4½'''
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|NED}} [[Paul van der Sterren]]
| RD1-score02=2½
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Viswanathan Anand]]'''
| RD1-score03='''4½'''
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|GER}} [[Artur Yusupov (chess player)|Artur Yusupov]]
| RD1-score04=2½
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Jan Timman]]'''
| RD1-score05='''4½'''
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|FRA}} [[Joël Lautier]]
| RD1-score06=3½
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alexander Khalifman]]
| RD1-score07=1
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Valery Salov]]'''
| RD1-score08='''5'''
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|BLR|1991}} '''[[Boris Gelfand]]'''
| RD1-score09='''5'''
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Adams (chess player)|Michael Adams]]
| RD1-score10=3
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|ISR}} [[Leonid Yudasin]]
| RD1-score11=2½
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Vladimir Kramnik]]'''
| RD1-score12='''4½'''
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13=
| RD1-score13=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=
| RD1-score14=
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15=
| RD1-score15=
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16=
| RD1-score16=
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Gata Kamsky]]'''
| RD2-score01='''6'''
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|IND}} [[Viswanathan Anand]]
| RD2-score02=4
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|NED}} [[Jan Timman]]
| RD2-score03=3½
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Valery Salov]]'''
| RD2-score04='''4½'''
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|BLR|1991}} '''[[Boris Gelfand]]'''
| RD2-score05='''4½'''
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vladimir Kramnik]]
| RD2-score06=3½
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07=
| RD2-score07=
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08=
| RD2-score08=
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Gata Kamsky]]'''
| RD3-score01='''5½'''
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|RUS}} [[Valery Salov]]
| RD3-score02=1½
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|BLR|1991}} [[Boris Gelfand]]
| RD3-score03=3
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Anatoly Karpov]]'''
| RD3-score04='''6'''
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} [[Gata Kamsky]]
| RD4-score01=7½
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Anatoly Karpov]]'''
| RD4-score02='''10½'''
}}

==1996 Championship final==

The final was held in [[Elista]], [[Russia]] in June–July 1996 and played as best of 20 games.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+FIDE World Chess Championship Match 1996
|-
! !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! 17 !! 18 !! Total
|-
| align=left | {{flagathlete|'''[[Anatoly Karpov]]'''|Russia}} || '''2770'''
| 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 1 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || '''10½'''
|-
| align=left | {{flagathlete|[[Gata Kamsky]]|United States}} || 2735
|style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| 0 || 1
|style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || ½ ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 0 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || 1 ||style="background:black; color:white"| ½ || ½ || 7½
|}

Karpov won and retained his title.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book
| author=Vasiukov, Evgeni
| author-link=Evgeni Vasiukov
| title=The Chronicle of the World Chess Championship '96
| publisher=Dhzangar
| year=1996
}}

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