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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 Vitiugov,N
1/2-1/2
11th Gibraltar Masters 2013 E00
Iturrizaga,E vs Kamsky,G
0-1
11th Gibraltar Masters 2013 D15
Kamsky,G vs Kulaots,K
1-0
11th Gibraltar Masters 2013 A48
Sandipan,C vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
11th Gibraltar Masters 2013 C84
Kamsky,G vs Stefanova,A
1-0
11th Gibraltar Masters 2013 C78
Milliet,S vs Kamsky,G
0-1
11th Gibraltar Masters 2013 B15
Kamsky,G vs Kvisla,J
1-0
11th Gibraltar Masters 2013 C19
Aerni,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
11th Gibraltar Masters 2013 B22
Kamsky,G vs Wang Hao
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blindfold Men 2012 2012 A48
Ding Liren vs Kamsky,G
1-0
SportAccord Blindfold Men 2012 2012 D15
Bologan,V vs Kamsky,G
0-1
SportAccord Blindfold Men 2012 2012 C53
Kamsky,G vs Jobava,Ba
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blindfold Men 2012 2012 C10
Jobava,Ba vs Kamsky,G
0-1
SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 A01
Wang Hao vs Kamsky,G
1-0
SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 D15
Kamsky,G vs Bologan,V
0-1
SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 A01
Fressinet,L vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 D15
Kamsky,G vs Ding Liren
1-0
SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 A01
Kamsky,G vs Fressinet,L
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 2012 D00
Jobava,Ba vs Kamsky,G
0-1
SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 2012 A01
Kamsky,G vs Wang Hao
0-1
FIDE GP Tashkent 2012 E04
Motylev,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
28th European Club Cup 2012 C69
Efimenko,Z vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
28th European Club Cup 2012 C84
Kamsky,G vs Bartel,Mat
1-0
28th European Club Cup 2012 A81
Brunner,L vs Kamsky,G
0-1
28th European Club Cup 2012 A07
Persson,Mat2 vs Kamsky,G
0-1
28th European Club Cup 2012 B40
Dancevski,O vs Kamsky,G
0-1
28th European Club Cup 2012 A30
Kamsky,G vs Romanov,E
1-0
28th European Club Cup 2012 A07
Kamsky,G vs Benjamin,Joe
1-0
Washington International 2012 2012 B04
Kamsky,G vs Gareev,T
1-0
Washington International 2012 2012 B53
Kamsky,G vs Azarov,S
1/2-1/2
Washington International 2012 2012 E06
Shabalov,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Washington International 2012 2012 D15
Onischuk,Al vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Washington International 2012 2012 B10
Herman,Ma vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Washington International 2012 2012 C53
Kamsky,G vs Defibaugh,J
1-0
Washington International 2012 2012 D78
Kamsky,G vs Tuhrim,R
0-1
Washington International 2012 2012 C19
Ostrovskiy,Al vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Washington International 2012 2012 B42
Jobava,Ba vs Kamsky,G
0-1
ACP Golden Classic 2012 C53
Kamsky,G vs Muzychuk,A
1/2-1/2
ACP Golden Classic 2012 C88
Sasikiran,K vs Kamsky,G
0-1
ACP Golden Classic 2012 E21
Sutovsky,E vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
ACP Golden Classic 2012 C91
Kamsky,G vs Le Quang Liem
1-0
ACP Golden Classic 2012 A30
Papadopoulos,I vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
40th TCh-GRE 2012 2012 C85
Kamsky,G vs Kryvoruchko,Y
1/2-1/2
40th TCh-GRE 2012 2012 E06
Kamsky,G vs Kempinski,R
1-0
40th TCh-GRE 2012 2012 B90
Pavlidis,Ana vs Kamsky,G
0-1
40th TCh-GRE 2012 2012 E12
Kamsky,G vs Istratescu,A
1-0
40th TCh-GRE 2012 2012 A40
Kamsky,G vs Mourelatos,I
1-0
30th Greek Cup 2012 2012 B90
Kamsky,G vs Macieja,B
1/2-1/2
30th Greek Cup 2012 2012 D02
Macieja,B vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
30th Greek Cup 2012 2012 B42
Hess,Ro vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2012 2012 D15
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