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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 Carlsen,M★
1-0
WCC Places 9-10 2005 D14
Kamsky,G vs Carlsen,M★
1-0
WCC Places 9-10 2005 B33
Carlsen,M vs Kamsky,G★
1-0
WCC Places 9-10 2005 B43
Vallejo Pons,F vs Kamsky,G★
0-1
WCC Places 9-12 2005 B42
Kamsky,G vs Vallejo Pons,F★
0-1
WCC Places 9-12 2005 B97
Vallejo Pons,F vs Kamsky,G★
0-1
WCC Places 9-12 2005 E91
Kamsky,G vs Vallejo Pons,F★
1/2-1/2
WCC Places 9-12 2005 D02
Vallejo Pons,F vs Kamsky,G★
1/2-1/2
WCC Places 9-12 2005 D15
Kamsky,G vs Vallejo Pons,F★
1/2-1/2
WCC Places 9-12 2005 C65
Sakaev,K vs Kamsky,G★
1/2-1/2
WCC Places 9-16 2005 D15
Kamsky,G vs Sakaev,K★
1-0
WCC Places 9-16 2005 B97
Kamsky,G vs Grischuk,A★
1/2-1/2
WCC 2005 C91
Grischuk,A vs Kamsky,G★
1-0
WCC 2005 C88
Kamsky,G vs Smirin,I★
1-0
WCC 2005 E61
Kamsky,G vs Smirin,I★
0-1
WCC 2005 B97
Smirin,I vs Kamsky,G★
1/2-1/2
WCC 2005 B42
Smirin,I vs Kamsky,G★
0-1
WCC 2005 B40
Smirin,I vs Kamsky,G★
1/2-1/2
WCC 2005 C78
Kamsky,G vs Smirin,I★
1/2-1/2
WCC 2005 B97
Bocharov,D vs Kamsky,G★
0-1
WCC 2005 D78
Kamsky,G vs Bocharov,D★
1-0
WCC 2005 E61
Kamsky,G vs Bocharov,D★
1/2-1/2
WCC 2005 B85
Bocharov,D vs Kamsky,G★
1/2-1/2
WCC 2005 D76
Kamsky,G vs Jun Zhao★
1-0
WCC 2005 B33
Jun Zhao vs Kamsky,G★
1/2-1/2
WCC 2005 D12
Khalifman, Alexander vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 1999 D37
Kamsky, Gata vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 1999 C42
Khalifman, Alexander vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 E15
Kamsky, Gata vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 B83
Kamsky, Gata vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-rapid 5th 1996 B33
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch 1996 D45
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 5th 1996 C54
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0
FIDE-Wch 1996 E15
Kamsky, Gata vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0
Amber-rapid 5th 1996 B06
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
FIDE-Wch 1996 D98
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
FIDE-Wch 1996 D97
Kamsky, Gata vs Polgar, Judit★
0-1
Amber-rapid 5th 1996 B54
Polgar, Judit vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 5th 1996 B93
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0
FIDE-Wch 1996 E12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch 1996 D97
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 5th 1996 D25
Kamsky, Gata vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 5th 1996 C91
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1
FIDE-Wch 1996 C43
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1
FIDE-Wch 1996 B14
Kamsky, Gata vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
0-1
Amber-blind 5th 1996 B66
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 5th 1996 B87
Shirov, Alexei vs Kamsky, Gata★
0-1
Amber-blind 5th 1996 B81
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch 1996 B17
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch 1996 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch 1996 A13
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