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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 Brown,Michael William
1/2-1/2
National Open 2016 2016 E21
Mikhalevski,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
National Open 2016 2016 A37
Ponfilenok,V vs Kamsky,G
0-1
38th Nezhmetdinov Mem 2016 E00
Kamsky,G vs Yudin,S
0-1
38th Nezhmetdinov Mem 2016 D00
Kanter,E vs Kamsky,G
0-1
38th Nezhmetdinov Mem 2016 A88
Kamsky,G vs Pridorozhni,A
0-1
38th Nezhmetdinov Mem 2016 D43
Kamsky,G vs Tsydypov,Z
1-0
38th Nezhmetdinov Mem 2016 D37
Pershin,Denis vs Kamsky,G
0-1
38th Nezhmetdinov Mem 2016 B42
Kamsky,G vs Korovin,Mikhail
1/2-1/2
38th Nezhmetdinov Mem 2016 C00
Kamsky,G vs Mischeryakov,Alexey
0-1
38th Nezhmetdinov Mem 2016 B06
Kamsky,G vs Indjic,A
1/2-1/2
38th Nezhmetdinov Rapid 2016 B07
Shaposhnikov,E vs Kamsky,G
0-1
38th Nezhmetdinov Rapid 2016 B42
Kamsky,G vs Sharafiev,A
0-1
38th Nezhmetdinov Rapid 2016 D00
Rozum,I vs Kamsky,G
0-1
38th Nezhmetdinov Rapid 2016 D11
Kamsky,G vs Baghdasaryan,V
1-0
38th Nezhmetdinov Rapid 2016 D00
Kamsky,G vs Sharafutdinov,Marat
1-0
38th Nezhmetdinov Rapid 2016 D00
Kamsky,G vs Maiorov,N1
1/2-1/2
38th Nezhmetdinov Rapid 2016 A48
Murtazin,Bulat vs Kamsky,G
0-1
38th Nezhmetdinov Rapid 2016 D10
Rodchenkov,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Russian Rapid GP KO 2016 2016 B17
Timofeev,Arty vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Russian Rapid GP KO 2016 2016 B42
Kamsky,G vs Samusenko,M
1-0
Russian Rapid GP KO 2016 2016 A41
Kamsky,G vs Rodchenkov,V
1-0
Russian Rapid GP KO 2016 2016 A44
Samusenko,M vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Russian Rapid GP KO 2016 2016 B40
Kamsky,G vs Timofeev,Arty
1/2-1/2
Russian Rapid GP KO 2016 2016 D00
Kamsky,G vs Ibragimov,I
1-0
Russian Rapid GP GpA 2016 2016 D00
Ziyadov,O vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Russian Rapid GP GpA 2016 2016 B15
Rodchenkov,V vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Russian Rapid GP GpA 2016 2016 B42
Kamsky,G vs Faizrakhmanov,Ramil
1-0
Russian Rapid GP GpA 2016 2016 A45
Sharafiev,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Russian Rapid GP GpA 2016 2016 D79
Kamsky,G vs Tokarev,Ilya
1-0
Russian Rapid GP GpA 2016 2016 D00
Nagimov,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Russian Rapid GP GpA 2016 2016 D11
Kamsky,G vs Sjugirov,S
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Men 2016 2016 A48
Sjugirov,S vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Men 2016 2016 B43
Kamsky,G vs Inarkiev,E
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Men 2016 2016 A45
Kamsky,G vs Shankland,S
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2016 2016 A48
Kamsky,G vs Chandra,Akshat
1-0
ch-USA 2016 2016 A01
Akobian,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2016 2016 E73
Lenderman,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2016 2016 E39
Kamsky,G vs Robson,R
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2016 2016 D43
Xiong,Jeffery vs Kamsky,G
1-0
ch-USA 2016 2016 B03
Kamsky,G vs Onischuk,Al
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2016 2016 A45
Shabalov,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2016 2016 A05
Predojevic,B vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
GRENKE Chess Open 2016 2016 C88
Bellahcene,B vs Kamsky,G
1-0
GRENKE Chess Open 2016 2016 A80
Najer,E vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Aeroflot Open A 2016 2016 B04
Kamsky,G vs Goganov,A
1-0
Aeroflot Open A 2016 2016 D00
Wen Yang vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Aeroflot Open A 2016 2016 B08
Kamsky,G vs Salem,AR
1-0
Aeroflot Open A 2016 2016 B90
Bok,B vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Aeroflot Open A 2016 2016 B42
Kamsky,G vs Savchenko,B
1/2-1/2
Aeroflot Open A 2016 2016 A48
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