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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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Nakamura,Hi vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tuesday 19th Oct 2021 C65
Mamedyarov,S vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Bundesliga 2019-20 2021 D15
Kamsky,G vs Abdusattorov,Nodirbek
1-0
Speed Chess GP4 2021 2021 C01
Kamsky,G vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Speed Chess GP4 2021 2021 D00
Kamsky,G vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tuesday 14th Sept 2021 A80
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tuesday 31st Aug 2021 E92
Kamsky,G vs Abdusattorov,Nodirbek
1-0
Titled Tuesday 31st Aug 2021 C01
Kamsky,G vs Nihal,Sarin
1/2-1/2
54th Biel GM 2021 2021 C69
Pichot,A vs Kamsky,G
0-1
54th Biel GM 2021 2021 B12
Lagarde,Max vs Kamsky,G
1-0
54th Biel GM Blitz 2021 2021 B00
Kamsky,G vs Lagarde,Max
1-0
54th Biel GM Blitz 2021 2021 C63
Studer,N vs Kamsky,G
1-0
54th Biel GM Blitz 2021 2021 D10
Kamsky,G vs Pichot,A
0-1
54th Biel GM Blitz 2021 2021 B23
Kamsky,G vs Alekseenko,K
1/2-1/2
54th Biel GM Blitz 2021 2021 D00
Kamsky,G vs Studer,N
0-1
54th Biel GM Blitz 2021 2021 C43
Pichot,A vs Kamsky,G
0-1
54th Biel GM Blitz 2021 2021 B42
Alekseenko,K vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
54th Biel GM Blitz 2021 2021 A40
Kamsky,G vs Nihal,Sarin
1/2-1/2
54th Biel GM Blitz 2021 2021 D00
Nihal,Sarin vs Kamsky,G
1-0
54th Biel GM Blitz 2021 2021 D02
Alekseenko,K vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
54th Biel GM 2021 2021 B04
Kamsky,G vs Lagarde,Max
1/2-1/2
54th Biel GM 2021 2021 B51
Kamsky,G vs Studer,N
1-0
54th Biel GM 2021 2021 B30
Nihal,Sarin vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
54th Biel GM Rapid 2021 2021 A01
Kamsky,G vs Pichot,A
1-0
54th Biel GM Rapid 2021 2021 D02
Kamsky,G vs Alekseenko,K
1-0
54th Biel GM Rapid 2021 2021 A26
Studer,N vs Kamsky,G
0-1
54th Biel GM Rapid 2021 2021 A88
Lagarde,Max vs Kamsky,G
0-1
54th Biel GM Rapid 2021 2021 B12
Bartel,Mat vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Germany Grand Prix 2021 2021 C95
Meier,Geo vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Germany Grand Prix 2021 2021 D79
Kamsky,G vs Eljanov,P
1/2-1/2
Germany Grand Prix 2021 2021 A46
Kamsky,G vs Kollars,Dmitrij
1/2-1/2
Germany Grand Prix 2021 2021 E04
Heimann,An vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Germany Grand Prix 2021 2021 D15
Kamsky,G vs Fridman,D
1/2-1/2
Germany Grand Prix 2021 2021 E06
Nakamura,Hi vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tuesday 8th June 2021 B40
Abdusattorov,Nodirbek vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 8th June 2021 C58
Kamsky,G vs Shirov,A
1-0
Tetraktys Concept Mgmt Bl 2021 D02
Kamsky,G vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 11th May 2021 D02
Keymer,Vincent vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tuesday 4th May 2021 A15
Firouzja,Alireza vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tuesday 20th Apr 2021 A45
Mamedyarov,S vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 13th Apr 2021 D11
Fischer,Ju vs Kamsky,G
0-1
C'Chartres Apr Blitz Open 2021 B40
Firouzja,Alireza vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tuesday 30th Mar 2021 D00
Kamsky,G vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tuesday 9th Mar 2021 A81
Nakamura,Hi vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tuesday 2nd Mar 2021 B40
Firouzja,Alireza vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 9th Feb 2021 D00
Kamsky,G vs Erigaisi,Arjun
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 1st Dec 2020 D02
Kamsky,G vs Mamedyarov,S
0-1
Titled Tuesday 1st Dec 2020 D02
Dominguez Perez,L vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 24th Nov 2020 C88
Praggnanandhaa,R vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Djerba Blitz Masters KO 2020 B06
Praggnanandhaa,R vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Djerba Blitz Masters KO 2020 D79
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