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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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Narayanan,SL vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 26th May 2020 E62
Kamsky,G vs Gurvich,Vitaly
1-0
Titled Tuesday 26th May 2020 A48
Wagh,Suyog vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tuesday 26th May 2020 B13
Kamsky,G vs Meier,Geo
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 26th May 2020 A40
Dzagnidze,N vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tuesday 19th May 2020 A45
Kamsky,G vs Baum,Jonasz
1-0
Titled Tuesday 19th May 2020 D02
Kozak,Adam vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tuesday 19th May 2020 A15
Kamsky,G vs Bryant,J
1-0
Titled Tuesday 19th May 2020 A48
Kamsky,G vs Schmakel,Sam
1-0
Titled Tuesday 19th May 2020 D02
Shevchenko,Kirill vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 19th May 2020 C67
Schitco,Ivan vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 12th May 2020 E01
Beerdsen,Thomas vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tuesday 12th May 2020 B41
Aloma Vidal,R vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tuesday 12th May 2020 A45
Kamsky,G vs Ynojosa,F
1-0
Titled Tuesday 12th May 2020 B32
Kamsky,G vs Nguyen,Thanh Thuy Tien
1-0
Titled Tuesday 12th May 2020 A48
Primbetov,K vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 5th May 2020 E92
Kamsky,G vs Baskin,R
1-0
Titled Tuesday 5th May 2020 D02
Jakubowski,K vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tuesday 5th May 2020 E80
Kamsky,G vs Maghsoodloo,Parham
0-1
Titled Tuesday 5th May 2020 D02
Oparin,G vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tuesday 5th May 2020 A05
Kamsky,G vs Sydoryka,Vladyslav
1-0
Titled Tuesday 5th May 2020 D02
Kamsky,G vs Bouget,A
1-0
Titled Tuesday 5th May 2020 A48
Klekowski,M vs Kamsky,G
1-0
1st Abu Dhabi Super Blitz 2020 B06
McShane,L vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2019-20 2020 B10
Khenkin,I vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2019-20 2020 D15
Kamsky,G vs Svane,R
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2019-20 2020 D02
Henriquez Villagra,C vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup 2020 B90
Kamsky,G vs Henriquez Villagra,C
1-0
Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup 2020 A48
Henriquez Villagra,C vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup 2020 B06
Kamsky,G vs Henriquez Villagra,C
0-1
Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup 2020 A48
Khusnutdinov,R vs Kamsky,G
0-1
World Blitz 2019 2019 B06
Kamsky,G vs Alekseenko,K
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2019 2019 A46
Kamsky,G vs Hansen,Eric
0-1
World Blitz 2019 2019 A48
Kamsky,G vs Sychev,K
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2019 2019 D02
Petrov,N vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2019 2019 E62
Aravindh,Chithambaram VR. vs Kamsky,G
1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019 B09
Kamsky,G vs Kobalia,M
1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019 B13
Rakhmanov,Ale vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2019 2019 D78
Kamsky,G vs Murzin,Volodar
1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019 B13
Kamsky,G vs Huzman,A
1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019 C42
Tomashevsky,E vs Kamsky,G
1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019 E90
Kamsky,G vs Sakaev,K
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2019 2019 B23
Kovalev,Vl vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2019 2019 C10
Turov,M vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2019 2019 D15
Donchenko,Alexa vs Kamsky,G
0-1
World Blitz 2019 2019 A40
Kamsky,G vs Guliyev,N
1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019 B27
Kamsky,G vs Yuffa,D
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2019 2019 B40
Bluebaum,M vs Kamsky,G
1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019 D10
Golubov,Saveliy vs Kamsky,G
1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019 A40
Kamsky,G vs Drygalov,Sergey
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2019 2019 A47
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