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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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Landa,K vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
24th ECC 2008 C95
Eljanov,P vs Kamsky,G
1-0
24th ECC 2008 E15
Kamsky,G vs Postny,E
1/2-1/2
24th ECC 2008 B12
Brkic,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
24th ECC 2008 C54
Kamsky,G vs Feygin,M
1-0
24th ECC 2008 E10
Kamsky,G vs Gashimov,V
1/2-1/2
2nd FIDE GP 2008 A30
Wang Yue vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
2nd FIDE GP 2008 D80
Kamsky,G vs Jakovenko,D
1/2-1/2
2nd FIDE GP 2008 C91
Kamsky,G vs Al Modiahki,M
1-0
2nd FIDE GP 2008 B31
Cheparinov,I vs Kamsky,G
1-0
2nd FIDE GP 2008 D86
Friedel,J vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
National Open 2008 C95
Kamsky,G vs Paragua,M
1-0
National Open 2008 B96
Altounian,L vs Kamsky,G
0-1
National Open 2008 B14
Hansen,Eric vs Kamsky,G
0-1
National Open 2008 B42
Cheparinov,I vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP 2008 E15
Kamsky,G vs Wang Yue
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP 2008 B30
Kamsky,G vs Bacrot,E
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP 2008 D15
Gashimov,V vs Kamsky,G
1-0
FIDE GP 2008 C88
Inarkiev,E vs Kamsky,G
0-1
FIDE GP 2008 C95
Zvjaginsev,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2008 D10
Kamsky,G vs Potkin,V
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2008 B85
Kamsky,G vs Miton,K
1-0
TCh-RUS 2008 C96
Kamsky,G vs Harikrishna,P
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2008 C95
Eljanov,P vs Kamsky,G
1-0
TCh-RUS 2008 D15
Van Wely,L vs Kamsky,G
0-1
TCh-RUS 2008 D87
Evdokimov,Alexa vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2008 D94
Georgiev,Ki vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
World Cup 2007 D98
Kamsky,G vs Georgiev,Ki
1-0
World Cup 2007 C85
Kamsky,G vs Avrukh,B
1/2-1/2
World Cup 2007 A57
Avrukh,B vs Kamsky,G
0-1
World Cup 2007 A64
Adly,A vs Kamsky,G
0-1
World Cup 2007 A12
Kamsky,G vs Adly,A
1/2-1/2
World Cup 2007 B98
Bacrot,E vs Kamsky,G
0-1
World Blitz 2007 A40
Kamsky,G vs Savchenko,B
1-0
World Blitz 2007 A48
Kamsky,G vs Korotylev,A
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 A41
Kamsky,G vs Rublevsky,S
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 D02
Kamsky,G vs Dreev,A
0-1
World Blitz 2007 D02
Savchenko,B vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 B41
Kamsky,G vs Bacrot,E
1-0
World Blitz 2007 D02
Dreev,A vs Kamsky,G
0-1
World Blitz 2007 D11
Korotylev,A vs Kamsky,G
0-1
World Blitz 2007 D94
Rublevsky,S vs Kamsky,G
0-1
World Blitz 2007 B06
Kamsky,G vs Alekseev,Evgeny
1-0
23rd ECC Men 2007 E18
Kamsky,G vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
23rd ECC Men 2007 D39
Gustafsson,J vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
23rd ECC Men 2007 E20
Eljanov,P vs Kamsky,G
1-0
23rd ECC Men 2007 D15
Kamsky,G vs Johannessen,LE
1/2-1/2
23rd ECC Men 2007 C91
Iljin,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
14th Ordix Open 2007 D23
Kamsky,G vs Balogh,C
0-1
14th Ordix Open 2007 B63
Kamsky,G vs Wettengel,A
1-0
14th Ordix Open 2007 C18
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