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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Yanchenko,R vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 18th Jun Early 2024 D02
Kamsky,G vs Manukyan,SaA
1-0
Titled Tue 18th Jun Early 2024 B73
Ozates,Tuna vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 18th Jun Late 2024 B43
Aravindh,Chithambaram VR. vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 18th Jun Early 2024 A00
Atanasov,Anthony vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 18th Jun Early 2024 D00
Kamsky,G vs Doroodgar,Amir hossein
1-0
Titled Tue 18th Jun Late 2024 B00
Sutormin,D vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 18th Jun Early 2024 B42
Kamsky,G vs Rioseco Pinochet,F
1-0
Titled Tue 18th Jun Late 2024 C00
Kamsky,G vs Lin,Bryan Enming
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 18th Jun Late 2024 C79
Kamsky,G vs Nihal,Sarin
1-0
Titled Tue 18th Jun Late 2024 A45
Javakhadze,Z vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 18th Jun Late 2024 B40
Bobkov,Vadim vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 18th Jun Early 2024 D10
Kamsky,G vs Goltsev,Dmitry
1-0
Titled Tue 18th Jun Late 2024 C10
Kamsky,G vs To,N
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 18th Jun Early 2024 B90
Raczek,Krzysztof vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 18th Jun Late 2024 D15
Bareev,E vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 18th Jun Late 2024 D11
Kamsky,G vs Vitiugov,N
1/2-1/2
German Team Cup 2024 2024 A48
Braun,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
German Team Cup 2024 2024 D27
Chitre Arush vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Jun Early 2024 C41
Kamsky,G vs Sindarov,Javokhir
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Jun Early 2024 A48
Kamsky,G vs Janaszak,Daw
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Jun Late 2024 B27
Kamsky,G vs Chor,Kevin
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Jun Late 2024 B38
Kamsky,G vs Cherniaiev,Tykhon
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Jun Early 2024 C70
Shton,Roman vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Jun Late 2024 A46
Lazavik,Denis vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Jun Early 2024 A88
Kamsky,G vs Doroodgar,Amir hossein
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Jun Late 2024 B08
Kamsky,G vs Bortnyk,Olexandr
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Jun Late 2024 A47
Askarov,Ba vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Jun Early 2024 A80
Kamsky,G vs Rychkov,O
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Jun Early 2024 A45
Kamsky,G vs Andreikin,D
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Jun Late 2024 B32
Niemann,Hans Moke vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 11th Jun Early 2024 B43
Korchynskyi,Mykola vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 11th Jun Late 2024 D10
Budhidharma,Nayaka vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Jun Late 2024 E00
Hambleton,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Jun Late 2024 D00
Kamsky,G vs Tari,A
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Jun Early 2024 D00
Kamsky,G vs Korol,D
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Jun Early 2024 B73
Parpiev,Isaak vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Jun Early 2024 B43
Kamsky,G vs Sathvik Adiga
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Jun Early 2024 C78
Kamsky,G vs Henriquez Villagra,C
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Jun Late 2024 B07
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2024 2024 B48
Kamsky,G vs Belyakov,B
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Jun Early 2024 A45
Kamsky,G vs Shuvalova,Polina
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Jun Late 2024 A45
Olsen,Filip Boe vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 4th Jun Late 2024 D13
Jakubowski,K vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Jun Early 2024 B42
Maltsevskaya,Aleksandra vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Jun Late 2024 B43
Kamsky,G vs Orzech,D
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Jun Early 2024 D00
Dubov,Daniil vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Jun Late 2024 B40
Kamsky,G vs Diao,Matthew Guo
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Jun Late 2024 D00
Kamsky,G vs Andreikin,D
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 4th Jun Late 2024 B32
Goncharov,Vladimir vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Jun Early 2024 A81
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