The match on this page, sponsored by Ravi Sanghi and the Sanghi Industries, was one of three (!) semifinals held in Sanghi Nagar, India, from 25/27 July to 5/7 August 1994. The other two matches were the Gelfand - Kramnik Candidates Semifinal (1994) and Salov - Timman Candidates Semifinal (1994). The draw for pairings was made in Wijk aan Zee in January 1994 at the closing ceremony of the quarterfinals. The matches were held in order to reach a final match in 1996 for the title of FIDE World Champion.

The event was opened by FIDE president Florencio Campomanes and the Prime Minister of India, Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao. Kamsky had qualified for the match from the Kamsky - Van der Sterren Candidates Quarterfinal (1994), and Anand had qualified from the Anand - Yusupov Candidates Quarterfinal (1994). Kamsky was seconded by Roman Dzindzichashvili and his father Rustam Kamsky, while Anand was seconded by Elizbar Ubilava. The match was best of eight games, or the first to achieve 4½ points. If 4-4 (which actually happened), two more games with a time control of 45 minutes for the first 60 moves. Price fund (per match): 70,000 Swiss francs (about $51,000), with 5/8 to the winner and 3/8 to the loser.

Sanghi Nagar, India, 25 July - 7 August 1994

       Age Elo   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  9 0
Kamsky  20 2695  ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½  1 1  6
Anand   24 2720  ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 0 0 ½  0 0  4

"Anand's encounter with Kamsky was probably awaited with the most excitement. Both players are young, talented, and ambitious. Neither hid his intentions to win both the PCA and the FIDE playoffs. Anand was talking openly about this, while Kamsky, deep inside confident of his strength, would publicly state, just like I did in 1974, that this was not yet his cycle. Prior to the match, the score between the two was decidedly in Anand's favor, and in their games, the Indian grandmaster usually maintained the initiative and the ability to call the shots. The beginning of the current match (and, in fact, its "middlegame," as the match was so short), did not appear to change this pattern: Anand applied pressure on the board, with both White and Black, and the 3½-1½ score reflected this. In addition, there are examples of the stronger side not taking full advantage of the opportunities. ... Game five was the turning point in the psychological matchup of the players. Game six turned out to be the decisive game. Anand was unable to recover after it! ... White's passive play in game seven decided the outcome, and the match became tied! The last game of regulation time ended in a draw, and the match went into overtime and was decided by Rapid Chess games! What a horribly stupid idea of FIDE — mixing one kind of chess with another. If not for all of the twists and turns of this match, Anand would have been the clear favorite in overtime, judging by the results of Rapid Chess tournaments. But the situation in the match was already abnormal. Kamsky was on the rise, and Anand was in a depression!" ... The last game is so absurd that it deserves to be shown in full. ... All in all, it was the most important, and possibly, the most difficult, victory of the young American's chess career!" (Karpov)

Sources

Mark Weeks' website (https://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/94...)
FIDE rating list July 1994 (https://www.olimpbase.org/Elo/Elo19...)
Jaque 383, August 1994, p. 6 (http://www.bartelski.pl/olimpbase/l...)
Jaque 384, September 1994, pp. 8-27 (http://www.bartelski.pl/olimpbase/l...)
Chess Life, December 1994, pp. 56-59 (https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/C...)
Tidskrift för Schack, September 1994, pp. 356-362 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1994...)
Anatoly Karpov in Chess Life, December 1994, p. 14 (https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/C...)
Anatoly Karpov in Chess Life, January 1995, pp. 8-9 (https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/C...)
Jan Timman in Sakkélet, 20 December 1994, pp. 331-333 (https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Sak...)

Original collection: Game Collection: Kamsky - Anand Candidates Semifinal by User: Tabanus. Games dates (July 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, August 1, 3, 5, 7) are from Dutch newspapers at https://www.delpher.nl/.