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Kamsky, Gata

modern era

Gata Kamsky reached the pinnacle of chess as a teenager, challenging Anatoly Karpov for the FIDE World Championship in 1996 at age 21. After an eight-year hiatus from professional chess during which he earned two university degrees, Kamsky made one of the sport's greatest comebacks, winning the 2007 World Chess Cup and four U.S. Championships between 2010 and 2014.

Total Games

7057

Wins

3533

Draws

2261

Losses

1263

50.1% wins32.0% draws17.9% losses

Most Played Openings

A45 - Canard Opening446D02 - Queen's Pawn Game: Anti-Torre301D00 - Amazon Attack295A48 - London System257D15 - Slav Defense: Geller Gambit225B40 - Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation223A46 - Döry Defense200A80 - Dutch Defense140B42 - Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation129A05 - Zukertort Opening123

Most Faced Opponents

Nakamura,Hi57 gamesIvanchuk,V51 gamesAndreikin,D49 gamesSarana,A47 gamesGrischuk,A47 gamesXiong,Jeffery43 gamesGelfand,B39 gamesBortnyk,Olexandr39 gamesKarpov, Anatoly38 gamesAnand, Viswanathan38 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Kamsky, Gata vs Polgar, Judit

Amber-blind 3rd

1994

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FCGFCG
1-0

Kamsky, Gata vs Shirov, Alexei

Amber-rapid 5th

1996

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FCGFCG
0-1

Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kamsky, Gata

Amber-blind 3rd

1994

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FCGFCG
1-0

Kamsky,G vs Svidler,P

38th Olympiad

2008

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FCGFCG
1-0

Grischuk,A vs Kamsky,G

WCC

2005

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FCGFCG
0-1

Shirov, Alexei vs Kamsky, Gata

Amber-blind 5th

1996

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FCGFCG
0-1

Gelfand,B vs Kamsky,G

54th Biel GM Blitz 2021

2021

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FCGFCG
1-0

Kamsky, Gata vs Beliavsky, Alexander G

Linares

1994

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FCGFCG
1-0

Polgar, Zsuzsa vs Kamsky, Gata

Amber-blind 3rd

1994

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FCGFCG
1-0

Kamsky, Gata vs Ivanchuk, Vassily

Tilburg

1992

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Games (7057)

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Salem,AR vs Kamsky,G
1-0
55th Biel GM Blitz 2022 2022 D15
Esipenko,Andrey vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
55th Biel GM Blitz 2022 2022 B42
Naiditsch,A vs Kamsky,G
0-1
55th Biel GM Blitz 2022 2022 B40
Kamsky,G vs Naiditsch,A
1-0
55th Biel GM Blitz 2022 2022 A48
Kamsky,G vs Salem,AR
1/2-1/2
55th Biel GM Blitz 2022 2022 C89
Salem,AR vs Kamsky,G
1-0
55th Biel GM 2022 2022 A80
Kamsky,G vs Esipenko,Andrey
0-1
55th Biel GM Rapid 2022 2022 A46
Naiditsch,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
55th Biel GM Rapid 2022 2022 C67
Kamsky,G vs Caruana,F
0-1
Titled Tue 12th Jul Late 2022 C67
Kamsky,G vs Salem,AR
0-1
55th Biel GM Rapid 2022 2022 A48
Kamsky,G vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 5th Jul Early 2022 A80
Aronian,L vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Chess.com RCC Wk19 Swiss 2022 C59
Kamsky,G vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 21st Jun Late 2022 A46
So,W vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 21st Jun Late 2022 C55
Grischuk,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 21st Jun Early 2022 C28
Nakamura,Hi vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 24th May Late 2022 C65
Keymer,Vincent vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 24th May Early 2022 D11
Nakamura,Hi vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 10th May Late 2022 A05
Kamsky,G vs Keymer,Vincent
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 10th May Early 2022 A46
Giri,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Chess.com RCC Wk13 Swiss 2022 B40
Kamsky,G vs Abdusattorov,Nodirbek
0-1
Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss 2022 B38
Navara,D vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss 2022 D15
Keymer,Vincent vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 19th Apr Late 2022 D11
Kamsky,G vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Chess.com Rapid W10 Swiss 2022 D02
Kamsky,G vs Abdusattorov,Nodirbek
0-1
Chess.com Rapid Wk9 Swiss 2022 A45
Kamsky,G vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 5th Apr Late 2022 A81
Kamsky,G vs Caruana,F
0-1
Chess.com Rapid Wk7 KO 2022 D00
Caruana,F vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk7 KO 2022 A30
Kamsky,G vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk7 Swiss 2022 A45
Kamsky,G vs Le, Quang Liem
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk7 Swiss 2022 A45
Grischuk,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Late 2022 B06
Grischuk,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk6 Swiss 2022 C67
Caruana,F vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk5 KO 2022 C63
So,W vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk5 Swiss 2022 C50
Kamsky,G vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk5 Swiss 2022 C89
Keymer,Vincent vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 8th Mar Late 2022 D27
Kamsky,G vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Titled Tue 1st Mar Late 2022 C00
Kamsky,G vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 22nd Feb Late 2022 D02
Kamsky,G vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Feb Late 2022 A48
Kamsky,G vs Erigaisi,Arjun
0-1
Chess.com Rapid Wk1 Swiss 2022 A40
Caruana,F vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 8th Feb Early 2022 C67
Grischuk,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 1st Feb A 2022 C53
Nakamura,Hi vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tuesday 7th Dec 2021 A05
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Titled Tuesday 7th Dec 2021 B50
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Djerba Blitz Masters KO 2021 D11
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Djerba Blitz Masters KO 2021 A43
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Djerba Blitz Masters KO 2021 D02
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Djerba Blitz Masters 2021 2021 B50
Topalov,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Anatoly Karpov Trophy 2021 B06
Kamsky,G vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
Anatoly Karpov Trophy 2021 D02
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