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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 Deac,Bogdan-Daniel
1-0
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Late 2024 C81
Andrews,T vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Late 2024 B40
Fromm,Marius vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Late 2024 B42
Kamsky,G vs Sindarov,Javokhir
0-1
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early 2024 A48
Smirnov,Mark vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early 2024 B41
Shapiro,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Late 2024 A10
Kamsky,G vs Reprintsev,A
1-0
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early 2024 D00
Kamsky,G vs Danielian,V
1-0
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Late 2024 B73
Deac,Bogdan-Daniel vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early 2024 B40
Makarian,Rudik vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Late 2024 D15
Postny,E vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early 2024 E60
Kamsky,G vs Yildiz,Serdar Murat
1-0
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early 2024 A45
Kamsky,G vs Bobkov,Vadim
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Late 2024 B06
Kamsky,G vs Xiong,Jeffery
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Late 2024 D00
Kamsky,G vs Barria Zuniga,D
1-0
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Late 2024 C19
Horak,Martin vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Late 2024 B42
Franc,Borna vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early 2024 B21
Kamsky,G vs Papasimakopoulos,Alexandros
1-0
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Early 2024 C18
Kamsky,G vs Ikonnikov,Vy
1-0
Bundesliga 2024-25 2024 A45
Michalik,P vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2024-25 2024 E73
Kamsky,G vs Popov,Tikhon
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early 2024 B40
Andreikin,D vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early 2024 A85
Gil Alba,H vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early 2024 B43
Yoo,Christopher Woojin vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 26th Nov Late 2024 D15
Kamsky,G vs Istvanovszki,M
1-0
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early 2024 B06
Przybylski,W vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 26th Nov Late 2024 B40
Kamsky,G vs Zielonka,Adam
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early 2024 A45
Kamsky,G vs Mitusov,Semen
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early 2024 C91
Karamsetty,J vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 26th Nov Late 2024 B23
Kamsky,G vs Dann,M
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early 2024 A46
Sarana,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 26th Nov Late 2024 A84
Paravyan,D vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 26th Nov Late 2024 B41
Ribeiro,Matheus Mendes Domingues vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early 2024 A88
Kamsky,G vs Kosteniuk,A
1-0
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early 2024 B10
Kamsky,G vs Hindermann,F
1-0
Titled Tue 26th Nov Late 2024 C17
Kamsky,G vs Skvortsov,Andrei
1-0
Titled Tue 26th Nov Late 2024 B07
Kamsky,G vs Rogov,Matfey
1-0
Titled Tue 26th Nov Late 2024 B29
Karttunen,M vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early 2024 E90
Levitskiy,Andrey vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early 2024 B43
Kamsky,G vs Andreikin,D
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 26th Nov Late 2024 A46
Kamsky,G vs Xie,Bryan
1-0
Titled Tue 26th Nov Late 2024 B85
Kamsky,G vs Dyachuk,Artem
1-0
Titled Tue 26th Nov Late 2024 C70
Urkedal,F vs Kamsky,G
0-1
European Corporate 2024 2024 D11
Kamsky,G vs Dimitrov,R
1-0
European Corporate 2024 2024 A46
Kamsky,G vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1/2-1/2
European Corporate 2024 2024 D02
Onischuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
European Corporate 2024 2024 A05
Kamsky,G vs Barski,R
1-0
European Corporate 2024 2024 C70
Kamsky,G vs L'Ami,E
1/2-1/2
European Corporate 2024 2024 D00
Munoz,Francisco Javier vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 19th Nov Early 2024 B23
Kamsky,G vs Abbasov,V
1-0
Titled Tue 19th Nov Late 2024 B03
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