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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 Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP Tashkent 2012 E12
Morozevich,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
FIDE GP Tashkent 2012 A15
Kamsky,G vs Bartel,Mat
1-0
40th Olympiad Open 2012 C00
Kamsky,G vs Wang Yue
1/2-1/2
40th Olympiad Open 2012 C42
Georgiev,Vl vs Kamsky,G
0-1
40th Olympiad Open 2012 D96
Ipatov,Alexander vs Kamsky,G
0-1
40th Olympiad Open 2012 E29
Kamsky,G vs Khenkin,I
1/2-1/2
40th Olympiad Open 2012 B19
Harikrishna,P vs Kamsky,G
1-0
40th Olympiad Open 2012 C88
Kamsky,G vs Prasca Sosa,R
1-0
40th Olympiad Open 2012 B14
Beinoras,M vs Kamsky,G
0-1
40th Olympiad Open 2012 D15
Khader,Sam vs Kamsky,G
0-1
40th Olympiad Open 2012 D15
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
ACP Golden Classic 2012 A48
Kamsky,G vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
40th TCh-GRE 2012 2012 A46
Caruana,F vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
40th TCh-GRE 2012 2012 A15
Kamsky,G vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
ch-USA 2012 2012 B90
Gashimov,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 C88
Kamsky,G vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
74th Tata Steel GMA 2012 D78
Giri,A vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Sportaccord WMG Blindfold 2011 D15
Kamsky,G vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Sportaccord WMG Blindfold 2011 E10
Grischuk,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Sportaccord WMG Blindfold 2011 C19
Dominguez Perez,L vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Sportaccord WMG Blindfold 2011 B06
Ponomariov,R vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Sportaccord WMG Blitz 2011 B40
Kamsky,G vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
Sportaccord WMG Blitz 2011 A48
Grischuk,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Sportaccord WMG Blitz 2011 C90
Kamsky,G vs Ponomariov,R
1-0
Sportaccord WMG Rapid 2011 D02
Giri,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Sportaccord WMG Rapid 2011 D11
Mamedyarov,S vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Sportaccord WMG Rapid 2011 D11
Kamsky,G vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Sportaccord WMG Rapid 2011 B12
Kamsky,G vs Svidler,P
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 C78
Svidler,P vs Kamsky,G
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 C90
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Kamsky,G
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 A11
Kamsky,G vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 B07
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Kamsky,G
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 A34
Kamsky,G vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 D86
Kamsky,G vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 C78
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 D86
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
8th World Teams 2011 C84
Radjabov,T vs Kamsky,G
0-1
8th World Teams 2011 C45
Kamsky,G vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
8th World Teams 2011 E00
Kamsky,G vs Aronian,L
1-0
8th World Teams 2011 C84
Kamsky,G vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
8th World Teams 2011 C65
Kamsky,G vs Adams,Mi
1-0
39th World Open Armageddon Playoff 2011 A46
Kamsky,G vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
39th World Open 2011 E01
Kamsky,G vs Ding,L
0-1
Aeroflot Open A 2011 C11
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Kamsky,G
0-1
26th European Club Cup 2010 C77
Kamsky,G vs Bruzon Batista,L
1-0
39th Olympiad Men 2010 C67
Sutovsky,E vs Kamsky,G
1-0
39th Olympiad Men 2010 B43
Kamsky,G vs Cheparinov,I
1-0
39th Olympiad Men 2010 B90
Bu Xiangzhi vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
39th Olympiad Men 2010 A15
Socko,B vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
39th Olympiad Men 2010 B43
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