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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 Morozevich,A
1-0
Corus A 2009 C78
Dominguez Perez,L vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2009 B12
Kamsky,G vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2009 C64
Naiditsch,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
38th Olympiad 2008 C69
Sasikiran,K vs Kamsky,G
0-1
38th Olympiad 2008 D86
Kamsky,G vs Corke,A
1-0
38th Olympiad 2008 D12
Kamsky,G vs Papaioannou,I
1/2-1/2
38th Olympiad 2008 E10
Stefansson,H vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
38th Olympiad 2008 C95
Kamsky,G vs Mamedyarov,S
1-0
IV World Blitz 2008 D73
Dominguez Perez,L vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
IV World Blitz 2008 B41
Kamsky,G vs Morozevich,A
1-0
IV World Blitz 2008 E61
Grischuk,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
IV World Blitz 2008 E15
Radjabov,T vs Kamsky,G
1-0
IV World Blitz 2008 D15
Svidler,P vs Kamsky,G
1-0
IV World Blitz 2008 C84
Polgar,Ju vs Kamsky,G
0-1
IV World Blitz 2008 B42
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
IV World Blitz 2008 C66
Kamsky,G vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
IV World Blitz 2008 A46
Aronian,L vs Kamsky,G
1-0
24th ECC 2008 A16
Tkachiev,V vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 D11
Grachev,B vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 D00
Kamsky,G vs Alekseev,Evgeny
0-1
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 A01
Kamsky,G vs Movsesian,S
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 B22
Kamsky,G vs Eljanov,P
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 C55
Eljanov,P vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 D00
Kamsky,G vs Tkachiev,V
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 B08
Kamsky,G vs Grachev,B
0-1
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 B83
Alekseev,Evgeny vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 D15
Movsesian,S vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 B20
Alekseev,Evgeny vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Tal Memorial 2008 D81
Navara,D vs Kamsky,G
0-1
2nd FIDE GP 2008 D87
Grischuk,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
2nd FIDE GP 2008 D15
Radjabov,T vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
2nd FIDE GP 2008 D85
Kamsky,G vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
2nd FIDE GP 2008 B90
Gelfand,B vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
2nd FIDE GP 2008 A13
Kamsky,G vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
2nd FIDE GP 2008 D43
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
2nd FIDE GP 2008 B33
Svidler,P vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
2nd FIDE GP 2008 B12
Karjakin,Sergey vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP 2008 C95
Kamsky,G vs Svidler,P
0-1
FIDE GP 2008 B96
Radjabov,T vs Kamsky,G
1-0
FIDE GP 2008 B41
Kamsky,G vs Adams,Mi
1-0
FIDE GP 2008 C92
Carlsen,M vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP 2008 B19
Kamsky,G vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP 2008 D11
Mamedyarov,S vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP 2008 D94
Kamsky,G vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP 2008 D45
Kamsky,G vs Korchnoi,V
1-0
TCh-RUS 2008 C83
Mamedyarov,S vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2008 D95
Kamsky,G vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
World Cup 2007 B31
Shirov,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
World Cup 2007 C91
Kamsky,G vs Shirov,A
1-0
World Cup 2007 B30
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