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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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Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
8th It 2007 C89
Adams,Mi vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
MTel 2007 C88
Kamsky,G vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
MTel 2007 A46
Kamsky,G vs Mamedyarov,S
1-0
MTel 2007 B08
Topalov,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
MTel 2007 E15
Kamsky,G vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
MTel 2007 C87
Mamedyarov,S vs Kamsky,G
1-0
MTel 2007 D10
Polgar,Z vs Kamsky,G
0-1
NYC Mayor's Cup 2006 D15
Bacrot,E vs Kamsky,G
1-0
37th Olympiad 2006 D94
Nielsen,PH vs Kamsky,G
0-1
37th Olympiad 2006 D15
Bu Xiangzhi vs Kamsky,G
1-0
37th Olympiad 2006 E39
Jobava,Ba vs Kamsky,G
0-1
37th Olympiad 2006 D15
Kamsky,G vs Socko,B
1-0
37th Olympiad 2006 C11
Paragua,M vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
37th Olympiad 2006 E15
Svidler,P vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Mtel Masters 2006 C88
Kamsky,G vs Topalov,V
0-1
Mtel Masters 2006 B97
Kamsky,G vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
Mtel Masters 2006 C68
Kamsky,G vs Ponomariov,R
1-0
Mtel Masters 2006 C88
Topalov,V vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Mtel Masters 2006 D15
Kamsky,G vs Svidler,P
1-0
Mtel Masters 2006 B83
Anand,V vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Mtel Masters 2006 C88
Ponomariov,R vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Mtel Masters 2006 C88
Kamsky,G vs Tiviakov,S
0-1
Corus A 2006 B01
Mamedyarov,S vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Corus A 2006 D94
Kamsky,G vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Corus A 2006 B85
Bacrot,E vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Corus A 2006 B42
Kamsky,G vs Adams,Mi
0-1
Corus A 2006 E17
Sokolov,Iv vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2006 D15
Leko,P vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Corus A 2006 C99
Kamsky,G vs Anand,V
1-0
Corus A 2006 D20
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Corus A 2006 B42
Kamsky,G vs Aronian,L
0-1
Corus A 2006 C85
Karjakin,Sergey vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Corus A 2006 B42
Kamsky,G vs Gelfand,B
1-0
Corus A 2006 D17
Topalov,V vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Corus A 2006 B01
Caruana,F vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
122nd NY Masters 2004 C54
Kamsky,G vs Nakamura,H
1/2-1/2
121st NY Masters 2004 A48
Timman, Jan H vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1
Donner mem 1996 B95
Nikolic, Predrag vs Kamsky, Gata
1-0
Amber-blind 5th 1996 E69
Kamsky, Gata vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1996 D44
Kamsky, Gata vs Morozevich, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Donner mem 1996 C11
Kamsky, Gata vs Nikolic, Predrag
1-0
Amber-rapid 5th 1996 C18
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1996 D85
Kamsky, Gata vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0
Dos Hermanas 1996 B17
Kamsky, Gata vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 5th 1996 B90
Piket, Jeroen vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1
Amber-rapid 5th 1996 D62
Polgar, Judit vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1996 C99
Xie Jun vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 5th 1996 B36
Kasparov, Gary vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1996 C88
Shirov, Alexei vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1996 C88
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