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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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Shirov,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
World Cup 2007 C95
Kamsky,G vs Carlsen,M
1-0
World Cup 2007 C43
Carlsen,M vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
World Cup 2007 C45
Kamsky,G vs Ponomariov,R
1-0
World Cup 2007 B97
Ponomariov,R vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
World Cup 2007 E20
Kamsky,G vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
World Cup 2007 A29
Svidler,P vs Kamsky,G
0-1
World Cup 2007 C76
Kamsky,G vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
World Cup 2007 D11
Svidler,P vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
World Cup 2007 C95
Kamsky,G vs Carlsen,M
0-1
World Blitz 2007 D02
Leko,P vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 B42
Kamsky,G vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 C78
Morozevich,A vs Kamsky,G
0-1
World Blitz 2007 D94
Karpov,Ana vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 D11
Kamsky,G vs Ponomariov,R
1-0
World Blitz 2007 A01
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Kamsky,G
1-0
World Blitz 2007 B43
Gelfand,B vs Kamsky,G
1-0
World Blitz 2007 D15
Grischuk,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 B43
Kamsky,G vs Shirov,A
1-0
World Blitz 2007 B33
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 A40
Adams,Mi vs Kamsky,G
0-1
World Blitz 2007 C86
Kramnik,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 D13
Kamsky,G vs Mamedyarov,S
1-0
World Blitz 2007 C79
Carlsen,M vs Kamsky,G
0-1
World Blitz 2007 B06
Anand,V vs Kamsky,G
0-1
World Blitz 2007 B42
Kamsky,G vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 A47
Kamsky,G vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
World Blitz 2007 A48
Kamsky,G vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 D02
Shirov,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
World Blitz 2007 B42
Mamedyarov,S vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 A01
Kamsky,G vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 C65
Kamsky,G vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 A47
Kamsky,G vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 A46
Kamsky,G vs Gelfand,B
1-0
World Blitz 2007 D02
Ponomariov,R vs Kamsky,G
1-0
World Blitz 2007 D15
Kamsky,G vs Karpov,Ana
1-0
World Blitz 2007 A47
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
World Blitz 2007 D02
Carlsen,M vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Tal Mem 2007 C88
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Tal Mem 2007 A34
Mamedyarov,S vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Tal Mem 2007 D15
Kamsky,G vs Jakovenko,D
0-1
Tal Mem 2007 C92
Alekseev,Evgeny vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Tal Mem 2007 D15
Kamsky,G vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2
Tal Mem 2007 E48
Kamsky,G vs Shirov,A
0-1
Tal Mem 2007 D00
Leko,P vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Tal Mem 2007 B06
Kamsky,G vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Tal Mem 2007 A22
Morozevich,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
23rd ECC Men 2007 D15
Mamedyarov,S vs Kamsky,G
1-0
23rd ECC Men 2007 E15
Kamsky,G vs Petrosian,TL
1/2-1/2
14th Ordix Open 2007 E61
Short,N vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
8th It 2007 C44
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