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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 Bareev, Evgeny
1/2-1/2
Linares 1994 D15
Topalov, Veselin vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1994 E12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1994 D48
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1
Candidats FIDE sf1 1994 C78
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B65
Shirov, Alexei vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B65
Piket, Jeroen vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 D96
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B70
Kamsky, Gata vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0
Candidats FIDE sf1 playoff rapid 1994 A46
Lautier, Joel vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1
Linares 1994 D85
Kamsky, Gata vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2
Madrid 1994 B22
Nunn, John DM vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 C48
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B49
Kamsky, Gata vs Adams, Michael
1-0
Las Palmas 1994 A53
Kamsky, Gata vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2
Candidats FIDE sf1 1994 E41
Kamsky, Gata vs Lutz, Christopher
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1993 B43
Kamsky, Gata vs Lautier, Joel
1-0
Dortmund 1993 B53
Kamsky, Gata vs Yudasin, Leonid
1-0
Biel Interzonal 1993 E12
Shirov, Alexei vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Najdorf 1993 E86
Salov, Valery vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Linares 1993 E69
Polgar, Judit vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1
Groningen PCA 1993 C43
Kamsky, Gata vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2
Groningen PCA 1993 B23
Kamsky, Gata vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2
Groningen PCA 1993 B65
Kamsky, Gata vs Bareev, Evgeny
1/2-1/2
Linares 1993 C42
Oll, Lembit vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1993 D36
Salov, Valery vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1993 D79
Kamsky, Gata vs Lobron, Eric
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1993 B45
Kamsky, Gata vs Lputian, Smbat G
1-0
Biel Interzonal 1993 B33
Kamsky, Gata vs Akopian, Vladimir
1-0
Biel Interzonal 1993 D17
Serper, Grigory vs Kamsky, Gata
1-0
Dortmund 1993 A29
Alterman, Boris vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1
Tilburg 1993 D44
Kamsky, Gata vs Bareev, Evgeny
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1993 C11
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1993 A65
Kamsky, Gata vs Alterman, Boris
1-0
Tilburg 1993 B52
Dolmatov, Sergey vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1
Dortmund 1993 C89
Kamsky, Gata vs Larsen, Bent
1-0
Buenos Aires Najdorf 1993 B83
Kamsky, Gata vs Van der Sterren, Paul
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1993 C86
Kamsky, Gata vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Groningen PCA 1993 A29
Kamsky, Gata vs Hjartarson, Johann
1-0
Biel Interzonal 1993 E83
Atalik, Suat vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1
Tilburg 1993 D51
Kamsky, Gata vs Atalik, Suat
1-0
Tilburg 1993 B66
Salov, Valery vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1992 D27
Kamsky, Gata vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1
Paris Immopar rapid 1992 E97
Kamsky, Gata vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Alekhine mem 1992 B96
Kamsky, Gata vs Winants, Luc
1-0
Tilburg 1992 C48
Kamsky, Gata vs Polgar, Judit
1-0
Paris Immopar rapid 1992 B99
Winants, Luc vs Kamsky, Gata
1-0
Tilburg 1992 D42
Polgar, Judit vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1
Paris Immopar rapid 1992 C91
Kamsky, Gata vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1
Manila ol (Men) 1992 E88
Shirov, Alexei vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1
Alekhine mem 1992 D87
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