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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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Bindrich,F vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Aeroflot Open A 2016 2016 A88
Kamsky,G vs Demchenko,A
1/2-1/2
Aeroflot Open A 2016 2016 A48
Lalith,B vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Aeroflot Open A 2016 2016 D15
Vovk,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
32nd Cappelle Open 2016 2016 B12
Kamsky,G vs Gurevich,M
1-0
32nd Cappelle Open 2016 2016 D00
Kamsky,G vs Kazhgaleyev,M
1-0
32nd Cappelle Open 2016 2016 A45
Djukic,Ni vs Kamsky,G
0-1
32nd Cappelle Open 2016 2016 C45
Kamsky,G vs Gopal,G
1-0
32nd Cappelle Open 2016 2016 A48
Nevednichy,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
32nd Cappelle Open 2016 2016 B43
Kamsky,G vs Castellanos Rodriguez,R
1-0
32nd Cappelle Open 2016 2016 A45
Moussard,J vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
32nd Cappelle Open 2016 2016 A07
Kamsky,G vs D'Costa,L
1-0
32nd Cappelle Open 2016 2016 B43
Shvayger,Y vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Gibraltar Masters 2016 2016 B41
Kamsky,G vs Muzychuk,M
1/2-1/2
Gibraltar Masters 2016 2016 D00
Libiszewski,F vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Gibraltar Masters 2016 2016 C84
Kamsky,G vs Nakar,Ey
1-0
Gibraltar Masters 2016 2016 E06
Bai,Jinshi vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Gibraltar Masters 2016 2016 A88
Kamsky,G vs Goryachkina,A
1/2-1/2
Gibraltar Masters 2016 2016 D00
Stefanova,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Gibraltar Masters 2016 2016 A07
Kamsky,G vs Tischbierek,R
1-0
Gibraltar Masters 2016 2016 B08
Kollars,Dmitrij vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Gibraltar Masters 2016 2016 B00
Kamsky,G vs Ripari,M
1-0
Gibraltar Masters 2016 2016 B45
Dreev,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
25th North American Open 2015 D94
Li,Ruifeng vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
25th North American Open 2015 C84
Colas,Joshua vs Kamsky,G
0-1
25th North American Open 2015 A88
Zhou,Qiyu vs Kamsky,G
0-1
25th North American Open 2015 B12
Kamsky,G vs Kudrin,S
1/2-1/2
99th Edward Lasker Mem 2015 D77
Kamsky,G vs Sturt,R
1-0
99th Edward Lasker Mem 2015 C91
Izoria,Z vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
99th Edward Lasker Mem 2015 D15
Kamsky,G vs Taborsky,R
1-0
99th Edward Lasker Mem 2015 A46
Checa,Nicolas D vs Kamsky,G
0-1
99th Edward Lasker Mem 2015 E09
Vitoux,C vs Kamsky,G
0-1
99th Edward Lasker Mem 2015 C45
Atakay,Mustafa vs Kamsky,G
0-1
99th Edward Lasker Mem 2015 A80
Kamsky,G vs Pressman,L
1-0
99th Edward Lasker Mem 2015 A07
Kamsky,G vs Jacobson,Aaron
1/2-1/2
99th Edward Lasker Mem 2015 B12
Kamsky,G vs Balakrishnan,Praveen
1-0
46th National Congress 2015 A45
Brodsky,David vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
46th National Congress 2015 B06
Kamsky,G vs Burke,John M
1/2-1/2
46th National Congress 2015 C88
Kamsky,G vs Holt,C
1-0
Millionaire Chess Op 2015 2015 D00
Kamsky,G vs Bareev,E
1-0
Millionaire TB B 2015 2015 A40
Kamsky,G vs Azarov,S
1-0
Millionaire TB B 2015 2015 D00
Kamsky,G vs Arun Prasad,S
1-0
Millionaire Chess Op 2015 2015 A48
Shimanov,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Millionaire Chess Op 2015 2015 E47
Aldama Degurnay,D vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Millionaire Chess Op 2015 2015 B41
Bunyatov,Rustam vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Millionaire Chess Op 2015 2015 B40
Kamsky,G vs Norowitz,Yaacov
1-0
Millionaire Chess Op 2015 2015 A45
Melkumyan,H vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 E69
Kamsky,G vs Melkumyan,H
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2015 2015 C67
Gonzalez Vidal,Y vs Kamsky,G
0-1
US Chess Masters 2015 2015 B42
Kveinys,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
US Chess Masters 2015 2015 E60
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