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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 Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Basque Men 2013 2013 A07
Radjabov,T vs Kamsky,G
0-1
SportAccord Basque Men 2013 2013 A15
Kamsky,G vs Radjabov,T
1-0
SportAccord Basque Men 2013 2013 E06
Giri,A vs Kamsky,G
0-1
SportAccord Basque Men 2013 2013 E15
Ponomariov,R vs Kamsky,G
1-0
SportAccord Basque Men 2013 2013 B12
Kamsky,G vs Giri,A
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Basque Men 2013 2013 C65
Kamsky,G vs Ponomariov,R
0-1
SportAccord Basque Men 2013 2013 D02
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 A04
Karjakin,Sergey vs Kamsky,G
1-0
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 B00
Kamsky,G vs Mamedyarov,S
0-1
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 A45
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Kamsky,G
1-0
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 B40
Aronian,L vs Kamsky,G
1-0
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 A11
Kamsky,G vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 A46
Kamsky,G vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 D00
Kamsky,G vs Radjabov,T
1-0
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 A81
Kamsky,G vs Giri,A
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 A46
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 D15
Mamedyarov,S vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 E38
Dominguez Perez,L vs Kamsky,G
1-0
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 B15
Kamsky,G vs Ponomariov,R
1-0
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 A81
Kamsky,G vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 A45
Radjabov,T vs Kamsky,G
0-1
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 D10
Kamsky,G vs Aronian,L
0-1
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 D02
Leko,P vs Kamsky,G
0-1
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 B15
Ponomariov,R vs Kamsky,G
1-0
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 B43
Giri,A vs Kamsky,G
0-1
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 D15
Kamsky,G vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 B07
Kamsky,G vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 A45
Grischuk,A vs Kamsky,G
0-1
SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 2013 B12
Dominguez Perez,L vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Rapid Men 2013 2013 B11
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Kamsky,G
1-0
SportAccord Rapid Men 2013 2013 C45
Kamsky,G vs Ponomariov,R
0-1
SportAccord Rapid Men 2013 2013 A43
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
SportAccord Rapid Men 2013 2013 C41
Kamsky,G vs Radjabov,T
1-0
SportAccord Rapid Men 2013 2013 B33
Karjakin,Sergey vs Kamsky,G
1-0
SportAccord Rapid Men 2013 2013 B27
Grischuk,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
World Teams 2013 2013 C84
Mamedyarov,S vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 D90
Kamsky,G vs Mamedyarov,S
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 B47
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 A46
Kamsky,G vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 A46
Leko,P vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 B15
Kamsky,G vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 D94
Morozevich,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 D98
Kamsky,G vs Giri,A
0-1
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 B52
Kamsky,G vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 D37
Mamedyarov,S vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 D15
Kamsky,G vs Grischuk,A
0-1
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 B30
Kamsky,G vs Grischuk,A
0-1
FIDE World Rapid 2013 2013 C65
Caruana,F vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Makedonia Palace GP 2013 C88
Kamsky,G vs Morozevich,A
1-0
Makedonia Palace GP 2013 C96
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