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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 Praggnanandhaa,R
1-0
Djerba Blitz Masters KO 2020 B73
Kamsky,G vs Praggnanandhaa,R
1/2-1/2
Djerba Blitz Masters 2020 2020 D02
Firouzja,Alireza vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 27th Oct 2020 A00
Kamsky,G vs Mamedyarov,S
1-0
Titled Tuesday 27th Oct 2020 A48
Kamsky,G vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tuesday 13th Oct 2020 D02
Kamsky,G vs Abdusattorov,Nodirbek
0-1
Titled Tuesday 13th Oct 2020 D02
Kamsky,G vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Titled Tuesday 13th Oct 2020 D02
Erigaisi,Arjun vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tuesday 6th Oct 2020 E92
Kamsky,G vs So,W
0-1
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 B50
Kamsky,G vs Abdusattorov,Nodirbek
1-0
Titled Tuesday 29th Sept 2020 D02
Erigaisi,Arjun vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept 2020 B43
Svidler,P vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept 2020 C65
Mamedyarov,S vs Kamsky,G
1-0
ch-Schachbundesliga 2020 2020 E73
Kamsky,G vs Caruana,F
0-1
ch-Schachbundesliga 2020 2020 A48
Erigaisi,Arjun vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 18th Aug 2020 C65
Kamsky,G vs Abdusattorov,Nodirbek
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Aug 2pm 2020 D02
Gukesh,D vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tuesday 21st July 2020 E62
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 E80
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 C95
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 A46
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 A25
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 D11
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 A45
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 A46
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 D02
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 E92
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 E92
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 A46
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 B41
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 C91
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 A80
Firouzja,Alireza vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tuesday 16th June 2020 B06
Abdusattorov,Nodirbek vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tuesday 26th May 2020 C67
Kamsky,G vs Erigaisi,Arjun
1-0
Titled Tuesday 19th May 2020 D02
Gukesh,D vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
23rd OIBM 2019 2019 D15
Iturrizaga,E vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
52nd Biel Master Open 2019 D10
Puranik,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
52nd Biel Master Open 2019 B09
Kamsky,G vs Santos Latasa,J
1/2-1/2
52nd Biel Master Open 2019 C26
Petrosyan,M vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
52nd Biel Master Open 2019 E94
Kamsky,G vs Erdos,V
1/2-1/2
52nd Biel Master Open 2019 A48
Moussard,J vs Kamsky,G
0-1
52nd Biel Master Open 2019 B06
Kamsky,G vs Harsha,B
1-0
52nd Biel Master Open 2019 B23
Baeumer,L vs Kamsky,G
0-1
52nd Biel Master Open 2019 A27
Kamsky,G vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
TCh-RUS Premier 2019 2019 D02
Anand,V vs Kamsky,G
0-1
World Blitz 2018 2018 B00
Grischuk,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2018 2018 A05
Kamsky,G vs Geller,J
1-0
World Blitz 2018 2018 B43
Kamsky,G vs Shirov,A
1-0
World Rapid 2018 2018 D02
Kamsky,G vs Firouzja,Alireza
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2018 2018 A48
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