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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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Polgar, Judit vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 5th 1996 B93
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 5th 1996 C54
Kamsky, Gata vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
0-1
Amber-blind 5th 1996 C78
Kamsky, Gata vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
0-1
Amber-blind 5th 1996 B66
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0
FIDE-Wch 1996 B14
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 D45
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1
FIDE-Wch 1996 E48
Kamsky, Gata vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 5th 1996 C91
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch 1996 D97
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch 1996 E15
Kamsky, Gata vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2
PCA-Wch Candidats final 1995 D85
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Amber-blind 4th 1995 E69
Kamsky, Gata vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2
PCA-Wch Candidats final 1995 D87
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
PCA-Wch Candidats final 1995 C92
Kamsky, Gata vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1-0
Amber-blind 4th 1995 C80
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1
Amber-rapid 4th 1995 E12
Kamsky, Gata vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0
Amber-blind 4th 1995 B53
Kamsky, Gata vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 4th 1995 E43
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
PCA-Wch Candidats final 1995 C92
Kamsky, Gata vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2
PCA-Wch Candidats final 1995 D03
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
PCA-Wch Candidats final 1995 B84
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Amber-rapid 4th 1995 C83
Kamsky, Gata vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2
PCA-Wch Candidats final 1995 C82
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 4th 1995 C82
Polgar, Judit vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 4th 1995 B01
Kamsky, Gata vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-blind 4th 1995 C18
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 4th 1995 B14
Kamsky, Gata vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1-0
Amber-rapid 4th 1995 D19
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
PCA-Wch Candidats final 1995 C92
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kamsky, Gata★
0-1
PCA-Wch Candidats final 1995 C92
Shirov, Alexei vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 4th 1995 E46
Kamsky, Gata vs Polgar, Judit★
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 4th 1995 B43
Kamsky, Gata vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2
PCA-Wch Candidats final 1995 C82
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 4th 1995 A31
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
PCA-Wch Candidats final 1995 C78
Polgar, Judit vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 B00
Kamsky, Gata vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Amber-blind 3rd 1994 B70
Kamsky, Gata vs Short, Nigel D★
1-0
PCA-Wch Candidats sf1 1994 D20
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1994 C42
Kamsky, Gata vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1994 D49
Short, Nigel D vs Kamsky, Gata★
0-1
PCA-Wch Candidats sf1 1994 C78
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
PCA-Wch Candidats m4 1994 A35
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 E81
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Kamsky, Gata★
0-1
PCA-Wch Candidats m4 1994 A39
Kasparov, Gary vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Linares 1994 B17
Kamsky, Gata vs Polgar, Judit★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1994 C89
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 C89
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata★
0-1
Amber-blind 3rd 1994 E69
Kamsky, Gata vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
0-1
Amber-blind 3rd 1994 B62
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