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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 Golubev,R
1-0
St.Petersburg Summer Open 2017 A00
Lobanov,Sergei vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
St.Petersburg Summer Open 2017 C43
Kamsky,G vs Elistratov,Semen
1-0
St.Petersburg Summer Open 2017 E04
Tran,Minh Thang vs Kamsky,G
0-1
St.Petersburg Summer Open 2017 E46
Kamsky,G vs Kuprijanov,A
1-0
St.Petersburg Summer Open 2017 B12
Khakimov,T vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
St.Petersburg Summer Open 2017 B40
Kamsky,G vs Heinis,V
1-0
St.Petersburg Summer Open 2017 B47
Kamsky,G vs Dubov,Daniil
1-0
TCh-RUS Men 2017 2017 A04
Shomoev,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
TCh-RUS Men 2017 2017 C78
Kamsky,G vs Vitiugov,N
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Men 2017 2017 A46
Alekseev,Evgeny vs Kamsky,G
0-1
TCh-RUS Men 2017 2017 C65
Kamsky,G vs Riazantsev,A
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Men 2017 2017 A14
Kamsky,G vs Can,E
1-0
Reykjavik Open 2017 2017 B90
Perelshteyn,E vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Reykjavik Open 2017 2017 B32
Kamsky,G vs Friedel,J
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik Open 2017 2017 C75
Kamsky,G vs Almasi,Z
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik Open 2017 2017 A48
Ris,R vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Reykjavik Open 2017 2017 E60
Kamsky,G vs Sundararajan,K
1-0
Reykjavik Open 2017 2017 C91
Kanmazalp,O vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik Open 2017 2017 B06
Kamsky,G vs Maisuradze,N
1-0
Reykjavik Open 2017 2017 A07
Kamsky,G vs Lubbe,N
1-0
GRENKE Chess Open 2017 2017 A46
Donchenko,Alexa vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
GRENKE Chess Open 2017 2017 D11
Kamsky,G vs Anurag,M
1-0
GRENKE Chess Open 2017 2017 A48
Studer,N vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
GRENKE Chess Open 2017 2017 A88
Kamsky,G vs Loeffler,S
1-0
GRENKE Chess Open 2017 2017 A45
Satyapragyan,S vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
GRENKE Chess Open 2017 2017 C53
Baenziger,Fabian vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
GRENKE Chess Open 2017 2017 D85
Kamsky,G vs Cofman,V
1-0
GRENKE Chess Open 2017 2017 C00
Kamsky,G vs Shankland,S
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2017 2017 C67
Shabalov,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2017 2017 C89
Kamsky,G vs Naroditsky,D
1-0
ch-USA 2017 2017 C91
Xiong,Jeffery vs Kamsky,G
0-1
ch-USA 2017 2017 B06
Robson,R vs Kamsky,G
1-0
ch-USA 2017 2017 B32
Kamsky,G vs Akobian,V
0-1
ch-USA 2017 2017 C07
Zherebukh,Y vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2017 2017 B28
Miezis,N vs Kamsky,G
0-1
2nd Bundesliga Sud 2016-17 2017 B10
Kamsky,G vs Onischuk,Al
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2017 2017 C78
Jumabayev,R vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Aeroflot Open A 2017 2017 B31
Kamsky,G vs Tari,A
1-0
Aeroflot Open A 2017 2017 A00
Narayanan,SL vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Aeroflot Open A 2017 2017 E15
Kamsky,G vs Khismatullin,D
0-1
Aeroflot Open A 2017 2017 D00
Iturrizaga,E vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Aeroflot Open A 2017 2017 A15
Kamsky,G vs Kulaots,K
1-0
Aeroflot Open A 2017 2017 A48
Antipov,M2 vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Aeroflot Open A 2017 2017 C44
Kamsky,G vs Idani,P
1-0
Aeroflot Open A 2017 2017 E06
Indjic,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Aeroflot Open A 2017 2017 D15
Kamsky,G vs Danin,A
1-0
2nd Bundesliga Sud 2016-17 2017 A05
Kamsky,G vs Gordievsky,D
1/2-1/2
13th Moscow Open A 2017 2017 A48
Kamsky,G vs Lomasov,Semen
1-0
13th Moscow Open A 2017 2017 A45
Tran Tuan Minh vs Kamsky,G
0-1
13th Moscow Open A 2017 2017 A88
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