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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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Panarin,M vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Rapid 2015 2015 B43
Kamsky,G vs Reshetnikov,Al
1-0
TCh-RUS Rapid 2015 2015 D00
Kamsky,G vs Wojtaszek,R
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Men 2015 2015 A45
Sjugirov,S vs Kamsky,G
1-0
TCh-RUS Men 2015 2015 D70
Naroditsky,D vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2015 2015 B41
Kamsky,G vs Troff,Kayden W
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2015 2015 A48
Akobian,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2015 2015 D85
Kamsky,G vs Holt,C
1-0
ch-USA 2015 2015 A07
Onischuk,Al vs Kamsky,G
1-0
ch-USA 2015 2015 D15
Kamsky,G vs Robson,R
1-0
ch-USA 2015 2015 D11
Gareev,T vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2015 2015 B20
Sevian,Samuel vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2015 2015 C95
Kamsky,G vs Shankland,S
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2015 2015 D43
Kamsky,G vs Rofrano,Joshua M
1-0
Marchand Open 2015 2015 B82
Holt,C vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
US Chess League KO 2014 2014 E38
Kovalyov,A vs Kamsky,G
0-1
US Chess League KO 2014 2014 A20
Kamsky,G vs Bhat,V
1-0
US Chess League 2014 2014 D02
Sadorra,J vs Kamsky,G
0-1
US Chess League 2014 2014 A80
Kamsky,G vs Ivanov,AV USA
1-0
US Chess League 2014 2014 C84
Lenderman,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
US Chess League 2014 2014 E12
Kamsky,G vs Edouard,R
1/2-1/2
30th ECC Open 2014 2014 D27
Durarbayli,V vs Kamsky,G
1-0
30th ECC Open 2014 2014 B08
Kamsky,G vs Ragger,M
1-0
30th ECC Open 2014 2014 C67
Naiditsch,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
30th ECC Open 2014 2014 B42
Rozentalis,E vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
30th ECC Open 2014 2014 B17
Kamsky,G vs Becerra Rivero,J
1/2-1/2
US Chess League 2014 2014 A48
Ivanov,AV USA vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
US Chess League 2014 2014 C01
Ostrovskiy,Al vs Kamsky,G
0-1
136th ch-New York State 2014 C54
Mondal,Sayan vs Kamsky,G
0-1
136th ch-New York State 2014 B00
Kamsky,G vs Panico III,N
1-0
136th ch-New York State 2014 B12
Gonzalez Vidal,Y vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
42nd World Open 2014 2014 B42
Kamsky,G vs Cheng,Bi
1-0
42nd World Open 2014 2014 B90
Friedel,J vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
42nd World Open 2014 2014 A15
Kamsky,G vs Priyadharshan,K
1-0
42nd World Open 2014 2014 C67
Gorovets,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
42nd World Open 2014 2014 E21
Kamsky,G vs Shen,A
1-0
42nd World Open 2014 2014 B90
Ramirez,Alej vs Kamsky,G
0-1
National Open 2014 2014 D15
Kamsky,G vs Bruzon Batista,L
1/2-1/2
National Open 2014 2014 B46
Harmon,L vs Kamsky,G
0-1
National Open 2014 2014 B42
Kamsky,G vs Quesada Perez,Yu
1/2-1/2
National Open 2014 2014 C67
Kamsky,G vs Manvelyan,Hayk
1-0
National Open 2014 2014 C60
Kamsky,G vs Akobian,V
1-0
ch-USA TB 2014 2014 D00
Akobian,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
ch-USA TB 2014 2014 D15
Kamsky,G vs Friedel,J
1-0
ch-USA 2014 2014 A46
Akobian,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2014 2014 A80
Kamsky,G vs Molner,M
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2014 2014 A48
Naroditsky,D vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2014 2014 B17
Kamsky,G vs Lenderman,A
1-0
ch-USA 2014 2014 A08
Onischuk,Al vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2014 2014 D15
Shankland,S vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2014 2014 C95
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