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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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Petrosian,TL vs Kamsky,G
0-1
World Rapid 2018 2018 A05
Morozevich,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
TCh-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 B40
Kamsky,G vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Premier 2018 2018 C46
Abdusattorov,Nodirbek vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik Open 2018 2018 B43
Khalifman,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Aeroflot Open A 2018 2018 D15
Kamsky,G vs Firouzja,Alireza
1-0
Aeroflot Open A 2018 2018 A48
Morozevich,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
TCh-RUS Blitz 2017 2017 D15
Mamedyarov,S vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Rapid 2017 2017 D15
Geller,J vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Men 2017 2017 C50
Kamsky,G vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Men 2017 2017 A48
Giri,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Reykjavik Open 2017 2017 E15
So,W vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2017 2017 D10
Caruana,F vs Kamsky,G
1-0
ch-USA 2017 2017 B33
Kamsky,G vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2017 2017 A46
Rapport,R vs Kamsky,G
0-1
32nd ECC Open 2016 2016 D15
Morozevich,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
TCh-RUS Blitz 2016 2016 A80
Morozevich,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
TCh-RUS Rapid 2016 2016 A80
Morozevich,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
38th Nezhmetdinov Rapid 2016 C45
Svidler,P vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Men 2016 2016 C10
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Men 2016 2016 B31
Kamsky,G vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Men 2016 2016 A48
Kamsky,G vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Men 2016 2016 A46
Grischuk,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Men 2016 2016 C63
Caruana,F vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2016 2016 B31
Kamsky,G vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2016 2016 A45
So,W vs Kamsky,G
1-0
ch-USA 2016 2016 C95
Kamsky,G vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Millionaire TB B m 2015 2015 A46
Nakamura,Hi vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Millionaire TB B m 2015 2015 D10
Nakamura,Hi vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Millionaire TB B 2015 2015 A05
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Blitz 2015 2015 B06
Kamsky,G vs Svidler,P
1-0
TCh-RUS Rapid 2015 2015 A48
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Kamsky,G
0-1
TCh-RUS Rapid 2015 2015 B01
Kamsky,G vs Shirov,A
1-0
TCh-RUS Men 2015 2015 A26
Kramnik,V vs Kamsky,G
1-0
TCh-RUS Men 2015 2015 A04
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Men 2015 2015 B41
Kamsky,G vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Men 2015 2015 C67
Kamsky,G vs So,W
0-1
ch-USA 2015 2015 A46
Kamsky,G vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
ch-USA 2015 2015 A46
Kamsky,G vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
30th ECC Open 2014 2014 C84
Meier,Geo vs Kamsky,G
1-0
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 D11
Kamsky,G vs Almasi,Z
1/2-1/2
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 A46
Filippov,An UZB vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 E46
Delgado Ramirez,N vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 B43
Kamsky,G vs Steel,H
0-1
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 B40
L'Ami,E vs Kamsky,G
1-0
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 A80
Cuartas,Ja vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 B15
Kamsky,G vs Emojong,Elijah
1-0
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 D02
Karjakin,Sergey vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
21st TCh-RUS 2014 2014 B06
Kamsky,G vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
21st TCh-RUS 2014 2014 B40
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Basque Men 2013 2013 A07
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