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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, Gata vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1996 D44
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Donner mem 1996 C99
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1996 D85
Gelfand, Boris vs Kamsky, Gata
1-0
Dos Hermanas 1996 D85
Timman, Jan H vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1
Donner mem 1996 B95
Lautier, Joel vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1
Amber-blind 5th 1996 D63
Nikolic, Predrag vs Kamsky, Gata
1-0
Amber-rapid 4th 1995 E15
Kamsky, Gata vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1995 E97
Kamsky, Gata vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1995 D38
Piket, Jeroen vs Kamsky, Gata
1-0
Amber-blind 4th 1995 D96
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0
Dos Hermanas 1995 B12
Kamsky, Gata vs Nikolic, Predrag
1-0
Amber-blind 4th 1995 A80
Gelfand, Boris vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1995 D85
Kamsky, Gata vs Nunn, John DM
1-0
Amber-blind 4th 1995 E97
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Groningen 1995 B12
Leko, Peter vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Groningen 1995 B01
Kamsky, Gata vs Piket, Jeroen
1-0
Amber-rapid 4th 1995 C83
Lautier, Joel vs Kamsky, Gata
1-0
Amber-blind 4th 1995 A29
Nunn, John DM vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1
Amber-rapid 4th 1995 B01
Adams, Michael vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1
Dos Hermanas 1995 C90
Svidler, Peter vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Groningen 1995 C89
Adams, Michael vs Kamsky, Gata
1-0
Groningen 1995 C88
Kamsky, Gata vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 4th 1995 E52
Nunn, John DM vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 C48
Kamsky, Gata vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2
Candidats FIDE sf1 1994 C42
Piket, Jeroen vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 D96
Shirov, Alexei vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B65
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1
Amber-blind 3rd 1994 E09
Polgar, Judit vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1994 C42
Kamsky, Gata vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 E97
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1
Candidats FIDE sf1 playoff rapid 1994 B01
Seirawan, Yasser vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 3rd 1994 E70
Topalov, Veselin vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1994 E12
Kamsky, Gata vs Adams, Michael
1-0
PCA-op playoff 1994 A00
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B65
Polgar, Judit vs Kamsky, Gata
1-0
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B35
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kamsky, Gata
1-0
Candidats FIDE sf1 1994 C89
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B49
Kamsky, Gata vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2
Madrid 1994 B22
Kamsky, Gata vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B33
Kamsky, Gata vs Nunn, John DM
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 3rd 1994 B22
Kamsky, Gata vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1
Candidats FIDE sf1 1994 E12
Kamsky, Gata vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B97
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1
Linares 1994 E81
Kamsky, Gata vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 E12
Kamsky, Gata vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1994 D45
Kamsky, Gata vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0
Candidats FIDE sf1 1994 B35
Lautier, Joel vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1
Linares 1994 D85
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B70
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B76
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