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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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Tregubov,P vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
29th ECC Open 2013 2013 D10
Godena,M vs Kamsky,G
0-1
29th ECC Open 2013 2013 B17
Johansson,Linus vs Kamsky,G
0-1
29th ECC Open 2013 2013 E68
Kamsky,G vs Stubberud,O
1-0
29th ECC Open 2013 2013 D31
Kamsky,G vs Tomashevsky,E
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 C88
Tomashevsky,E vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 D15
Kamsky,G vs Hammer,J
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 C47
Hammer,J vs Kamsky,G
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 A88
Shimanov,A vs Kamsky,G
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 C45
Kamsky,G vs Shimanov,A
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 B07
Shimanov,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 C33
Kamsky,G vs Shimanov,A
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 C11
Lou Yiping vs Kamsky,G
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 E21
Lou Yiping vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 C05
Kamsky,G vs Lou Yiping
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 A48
Kamsky,G vs Lou Yiping
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 A81
Kamsky,G vs Lou Yiping
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 C07
Lou Yiping vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 D15
Wang Hao vs Kamsky,G
1-0
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 E21
Wang Yue vs Kamsky,G
1-0
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 A35
Kamsky,G vs Inarkiev,E
1-0
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 A48
Kamsky,G vs Bologan,V
0-1
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 B07
Salem,AR vs Kamsky,G
0-1
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 D15
Kamsky,G vs Vasquez Schroeder,R
1-0
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 D00
Potkin,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 D10
Inarkiev,E vs Kamsky,G
0-1
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 B12
Vasquez Schroeder,R vs Kamsky,G
0-1
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 B14
Kamsky,G vs Potkin,V
1-0
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 D00
Bologan,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 B11
Kamsky,G vs Salem,AR
1-0
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 A48
Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son vs Kamsky,G
1-0
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 D10
Kamsky,G vs Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 D00
Zvjaginsev,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 B10
Kamsky,G vs Zvjaginsev,V
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 A46
Guseinov,G vs Kamsky,G
1-0
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 B00
Kamsky,G vs Grachev,B
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 B47
Riazantsev,A vs Kamsky,G
0-1
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 D15
Gundavaa,B vs Kamsky,G
0-1
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 B12
Kobalia,M vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 B14
Kamsky,G vs Kobalia,M
1-0
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 B46
Kamsky,G vs Rakhmanov,Ale
0-1
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 A40
Kamsky,G vs Riazantsev,A
1-0
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 D02
Pridorozhni,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 B10
Dreev,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 D11
Kamsky,G vs Pridorozhni,A
0-1
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 A41
Kamsky,G vs Guseinov,G
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 A48
Kamsky,G vs Dreev,A
0-1
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 D00
Rakhmanov,Ale vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 D10
Grachev,B vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 D00
Kamsky,G vs Gundavaa,B
0-1
FIDE World Blitz 2013 2013 B51
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