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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 Erenburg,S
1-0
ch-USA 2014 2014 D00
Robson,R vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2014 2014 C67
Kamsky,G vs Ramirez,Alej
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2014 2014 C02
Gareev,T vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2014 2014 D15
Kamsky,G vs Chirila,I
1-0
8th Philadelphia Open 2014 2014 A48
Oleksienko,M vs Kamsky,G
0-1
8th Philadelphia Open 2014 2014 A80
Kamsky,G vs Troff,Kayden W
1-0
8th Philadelphia Open 2014 2014 A48
Shabalov,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
8th Philadelphia Open 2014 2014 E12
Kamsky,G vs Fishbein,A
1-0
8th Philadelphia Open 2014 2014 B50
Kamsky,G vs Panchanathan,M
1/2-1/2
8th Philadelphia Open 2014 2014 C91
Sevian,Samuel vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
8th Philadelphia Open 2014 2014 B06
Kamsky,G vs Chandra,Akshat
1-0
8th Philadelphia Open 2014 2014 B40
Kamsky,G vs Jakovenko,D
0-1
21st TCh-RUS 2014 2014 C53
Chekhov,S vs Kamsky,G
0-1
21st TCh-RUS 2014 2014 B01
Kamsky,G vs Fedoseev,Vl3
1-0
21st TCh-RUS 2014 2014 A43
Jobava,Ba vs Kamsky,G
1-0
21st TCh-RUS 2014 2014 C44
Chernobay,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
21st TCh-RUS 2014 2014 C95
Kamsky,G vs Shankland,S
1-0
23rd Eastern Class 2014 2014 A45
Shen,V vs Kamsky,G
0-1
23rd Eastern Class 2014 2014 A28
Cheparinov,I vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Gibraltar Masters 2014 2014 B43
Pardo Simon,D vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Gibraltar Masters 2014 2014 A80
Kamsky,G vs Dreev,A
1/2-1/2
Gibraltar Masters 2014 2014 D00
Kamsky,G vs Dvirnyy,D
1-0
Gibraltar Masters 2014 2014 C78
Sebag,M vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Gibraltar Masters 2014 2014 B27
Kamsky,G vs Xu Jun
1/2-1/2
Gibraltar Masters 2014 2014 B53
Lenderman,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Gibraltar Masters 2014 2014 D15
Kamsky,G vs Guo Qi
1-0
Gibraltar Masters 2014 2014 D31
Sos Andreu,E vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Gibraltar Masters 2014 2014 E91
Wang Yue vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Basque Men 2013 2013 D80
Kamsky,G vs Wang Yue
1-0
SportAccord Basque Men 2013 2013 A22
Wang Yue vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 A16
Le Quang Liem vs Kamsky,G
0-1
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 A05
Kamsky,G vs Wang Yue
1-0
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 A45
Wang Hao vs Kamsky,G
1-0
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 E21
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Kamsky,G
1-0
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 B40
Kamsky,G vs Le Quang Liem
0-1
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 A45
Kamsky,G vs Vachier Lagrave,M
0-1
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 A45
Kamsky,G vs Wang Hao
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 B12
Kamsky,G vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Rapid Men 2013 2013 B90
Van Wely,L vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
World Teams 2013 2013 E15
Solak,D vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
World Teams 2013 2013 B14
Fridman,D vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
World Teams 2013 2013 E15
Kamsky,G vs Safarli,E
1/2-1/2
World Teams 2013 2013 B90
Ding Liren vs Kamsky,G
1-0
World Teams 2013 2013 D15
Ezat,M vs Kamsky,G
0-1
World Teams 2013 2013 E38
Kamsky,G vs Movsesian,S
1/2-1/2
World Teams 2013 2013 E53
Kamsky,G vs Korobov,A
0-1
World Teams 2013 2013 D00
Kamsky,G vs Vitiugov,N
1/2-1/2
29th ECC Open 2013 2013 D02
Laznicka,V vs Kamsky,G
1-0
29th ECC Open 2013 2013 D15
Rublevsky,S vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
29th ECC Open 2013 2013 B06
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