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 Savitha,Shri B
1-0
Titled Tue 5th Nov Early 2024 B43
Ragger,M vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 5th Nov Late 2024 D78
Arslanov,S vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 5th Nov Late 2024 A45
Kamsky,G vs Mihajlovskij,S
1-0
Titled Tue 5th Nov Early 2024 B10
Kamsky,G vs Borgaonkar,Akshay
1-0
Titled Tue 5th Nov Early 2024 B47
Kamsky,G vs Sakun,V
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 5th Nov Early 2024 A45
Kamsky,G vs Pakleza,Z
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 5th Nov Late 2024 A41
Starozhilov,L vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 5th Nov Early 2024 B40
Ezat,M vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 5th Nov Late 2024 E28
Kamsky,G vs Matinian,N
1-0
Titled Tue 5th Nov Early 2024 A48
Kamsky,G vs Gustafsson,J
0-1
Titled Tue 29th Oct Late 2024 C89
Kamsky,G vs Slovineanu,V
1-0
Titled Tue 29th Oct Late 2024 B10
Kamsky,G vs Abrashkin,B
1-0
Titled Tue 29th Oct Late 2024 C18
Kamsky,G vs Shearsby,Jude
1-0
Titled Tue 29th Oct Late 2024 B00
Kamsky,G vs Hayrapetyan,Edgar
1-0
Titled Tue 29th Oct Early 2024 A48
Kamsky,G vs Tabatabaei,M
0-1
Titled Tue 29th Oct Early 2024 B50
Kamsky,G vs Reshetnikov,Al
1-0
Titled Tue 29th Oct Early 2024 D00
Mekhitarian,K vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 29th Oct Late 2024 D15
Bykov,Egor vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 29th Oct Late 2024 D11
Kacharava,Nikolozi vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 29th Oct Late 2024 B42
Kamsky,G vs Moosavifar,Seyed Abolfazl
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 29th Oct Late 2024 C70
Mariano,N2 vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 29th Oct Early 2024 C67
Sivakumar,Shaaketh vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 29th Oct Late 2024 B40
Volkov,Sergei1 vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 29th Oct Early 2024 A05
Xiong,Jeffery vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 29th Oct Early 2024 E94
Sarana,A vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 29th Oct Early 2024 E71
Collins,Adam vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 29th Oct Early 2024 A05
Kamsky,G vs Pak,Y
1-0
Titled Tue 29th Oct Early 2024 B73
Larino Nieto,D vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 29th Oct Late 2024 B23
Kamsky,G vs Katz,Alexander
1-0
Titled Tue 29th Oct Early 2024 A45
Pranav,V vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 29th Oct Early 2024 B40
Kamsky,G vs Korchmar,V
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 29th Oct Late 2024 A45
Kamsky,G vs Timmermans,M
1-0
Titled Tue 22nd Oct Late 2024 C63
Kamsky,G vs Rosen,E
1-0
Titled Tue 22nd Oct Late 2024 C42
Kamsky,G vs Ambartsumova,K
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 22nd Oct Late 2024 A45
Yurtseven,M vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 22nd Oct Late 2024 B40
Al-Blooshi,Hamad Essa vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 22nd Oct Late 2024 B43
Perske,Thore vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 22nd Oct Late 2024 A80
Martinez Reyes,P vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 22nd Oct Late 2024 D10
Kamsky,G vs Arias Igual,A
1-0
Titled Tue 22nd Oct Late 2024 B36
Ianocichin,N vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 22nd Oct Late 2024 A01
Kamsky,G vs Suarez Pousa,D
1-0
Titled Tue 22nd Oct Late 2024 C91
Begunov,K vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Oct Early 2024 A45
Kamsky,G vs De Boer,Eelke
1-0
Titled Tue 15th Oct Late 2024 B50
Rosh,Jain vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Oct Early 2024 B43
Kamsky,G vs Odegov,Artem
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 15th Oct Late 2024 B02
Kamsky,G vs Shafer,Logan C
1-0
Titled Tue 15th Oct Early 2024 B13
Kamsky,G vs George Micheal,Kevin
1-0
Titled Tue 15th Oct Early 2024 C42
Zakaryan,David vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 15th Oct Late 2024 B41
Oparin,G vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 15th Oct Late 2024 A15
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