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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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Kamsky,G vs Pavlov,Danila
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Aug 2020 A48
Belezky,A vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Aug 2020 A05
Kamsky,G vs Kalashian,D
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Aug 2pm 2020 A46
Schekachikhin,Maksim vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 A28
Kamsky,G vs Awatramani,Janak
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Aug 2pm 2020 A47
Postny,E vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 E60
Martirosyan,Haik M. vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 A05
Kamsky,G vs Goltsev,Dmitry
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 A46
Kamsky,G vs Ribeiro,Matheus Mendes Domingues
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 D02
Svane,Frederik vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Aug 2pm 2020 C67
Sarana,A vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Aug 2pm 2020 E73
Tatarinov,Dmitry vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 A28
Williams,Si1 vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 D15
Vovk,Or vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Aug 2pm 2020 A00
Kamsky,G vs Bernadskiy,V
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 A44
Kamsky,G vs Deepan,C
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 A46
Kamsky,G vs Tabatabaei,M
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Aug 2pm 2020 B50
Javakhadze,Z vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 4th Aug 10am 2020 A28
Maghsoodloo,Parham vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Aug 2pm 2020 C55
Dong Bao Nghia vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tuesday 21st July 2020 A45
Kamsky,G vs Lianes Garcia,Marcos
1-0
Titled Tuesday 21st July 2020 A40
Kamsky,G vs Artemiev,V
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 21st July 2020 D02
Kamsky,G vs Andreikin,D
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 21st July 2020 D02
Schitco,Ivan vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tuesday 21st July 2020 E62
Priasmoro,Novendra vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tuesday 21st July 2020 B06
Yanchenko,R vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tuesday 21st July 2020 A45
Galaktionov,Artem vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 14th July 2020 E99
Diaz Villagran,R vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tuesday 14th July 2020 C46
Guzman,Ch vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tuesday 14th July 2020 C45
Kamsky,G vs Karas,Marek
1-0
Titled Tuesday 14th July 2020 D02
Kamsky,G vs Svane,Frederik
1-0
33rd Leon Blitz Open 2020 2020 A46
Jakubowski,K vs Kamsky,G
0-1
33rd Leon Blitz Open 2020 2020 C53
Bykhovsky,An ISR vs Kamsky,G
1-0
33rd Leon Blitz Open 2020 2020 E97
Kamsky,G vs Williams,Si1
1/2-1/2
33rd Leon Blitz Open 2020 2020 A40
Garcia Cardenas,P vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tuesday 14th July 2020 E71
Swayams,M vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
33rd Leon Blitz Open 2020 2020 D15
Bjerre,Jonas Buhl vs Kamsky,G
1-0
33rd Leon Blitz Open 2020 2020 D11
Kamsky,G vs Thipsay,P
1-0
33rd Leon Blitz Open 2020 2020 A48
Rahman,Zia vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
33rd Leon Blitz Open 2020 2020 D78
Cori T.,D vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 7th July 2020 A49
Kamsky,G vs Diaz Camallonga,C
1-0
Titled Tuesday 7th July 2020 A40
Kamsky,G vs Mikhailovsky,Vladimir
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 7th July 2020 A46
Kamsky,G vs Golubka,P
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 7th July 2020 A43
Kamsky,G vs Sieciechowicz,M
1-0
Titled Tuesday 7th July 2020 A48
Kamsky,G vs Kobalia,M
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 7th July 2020 D02
Shahade,G vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tuesday 7th July 2020 C95
Velikanov,A vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tuesday 7th July 2020 C55
Kamsky,G vs Gevorgyan,D
1-0
Titled Tuesday 7th July 2020 A48
Kamsky,G vs Munkhzul,Turmunkh
1-0
Titled Tuesday 30th June 2020 A46
Bachmann,Ax vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 30th June 2020 C77
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