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 Pakleza,Z
1-0
Titled Tue 21st May Late 2024 B01
Kamsky,G vs Kobo,Ori
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 21st May Late 2024 A45
Yuan,Qingyu vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 21st May Late 2024 C67
Domalchuk-Jonasson,Aleksandr vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 21st May Late 2024 A83
Brodowski,P vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 21st May Late 2024 A10
Aarav,Dengla vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 21st May Early 2024 B41
Komov,Roman vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 14th May Early 2024 B40
Terry,R vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 14th May Early 2024 D15
Kamsky,G vs Klekowski,M
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 14th May Early 2024 B44
Kamsky,G vs Santiago,Y
1-0
Titled Tue 14th May Late 2024 C11
Hayrapetyan,Edgar vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 14th May Early 2024 B23
Kamsky,G vs Suleymanli,Suleyman
1-0
Titled Tue 14th May Early 2024 C11
Kamsky,G vs Samunenkov,Ihor
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 14th May Early 2024 C42
Domingo Nunez,Ruben vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 14th May Late 2024 A87
Kuzmicz,K vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 14th May Late 2024 C26
Kamsky,G vs Patrascu,Catalin-Lucian
1-0
Titled Tue 14th May Early 2024 B44
Hamitevici,V vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 14th May Late 2024 A06
Wieczorek,O vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 14th May Late 2024 B40
Boyer,Mahel vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 14th May Late 2024 A85
Kamsky,G vs Do Valle Cardoso,Lucas
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 14th May Late 2024 C63
Kamsky,G vs Piesik,P
1-0
Titled Tue 14th May Late 2024 C16
Kamsky,G vs Rangel,D
1-0
Titled Tue 14th May Late 2024 B38
Mayank,Chakraborty vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 14th May Early 2024 B40
Kamsky,G vs Timerkhanov,Alexander
1-0
Titled Tue 14th May Early 2024 B28
Kamsky,G vs Eugene,Floryan
1-0
Titled Tue 14th May Late 2024 B32
Kamsky,G vs Zhigalko,S
1-0
Titled Tue 14th May Early 2024 A46
Kamsky,G vs Kushko,Dmitriy
0-1
Titled Tue 14th May Late 2024 D00
Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 14th May Early 2024 A80
Rasulov,Vu vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Chess.com Classic Div 3 L 2024 C65
Kamsky,G vs Rasulov,Vu
1-0
Chess.com Classic Div 3 L 2024 D02
Rasulov,Vu vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Chess.com Classic Div 3 L 2024 C67
Kamsky,G vs Muradli,Mahammad
1-0
Chess.com Play-In Match Div 3 2024 D02
Kamsky,G vs Muradli,Mahammad
1-0
Chess.com Play-In Match Div 3 2024 D00
Muradli,Mahammad vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Chess.com Play-In Match Div 3 2024 A15
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2024 C67
Brunello,S vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2024 A80
Robson,R vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2024 B42
Kamsky,G vs Kantans,T
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2024 A48
Dronavalli,Harika vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2024 C47
Kamsky,G vs Jumabayev,R
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2024 D02
Gharibyan,Mamikon vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2024 B42
Kamsky,G vs Mendonca,Leon Luke
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Classic Play-In 2024 A45
Salinas Herrera,P vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 7th May Late 2024 C55
Kamsky,G vs Xiong,Jeffery
0-1
Titled Tue 7th May Early 2024 A45
Kamsky,G vs Munoz,Francisco Javier
1-0
Titled Tue 7th May Late 2024 C70
Loay,Sameer vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 7th May Early 2024 A07
Dubnevych,Maksym vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 7th May Early 2024 A00
Kamsky,G vs Xhembulla,Aleksander
1-0
Titled Tue 7th May Late 2024 A45
Kamsky,G vs Ragger,M
0-1
Titled Tue 7th May Late 2024 A45
Materia,Marco vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 7th May Early 2024 A85
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