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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, Gata vs Short, Nigel D★
1-0
PCA-Wch Candidats sf1 1994 B92
Polgar, Judit vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 B00
Kamsky, Gata vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1-0
PCA-Wch Candidats m4 1994 D44
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Linares 1994 B90
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 E81
Short, Nigel D vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
PCA-Wch Candidats sf1 1994 C64
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
PCA-Wch Candidats m4 1994 A35
Shirov, Alexei vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Linares 1994 B54
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 C89
Kamsky, Gata vs Short, Nigel D★
1-0
PCA-Wch Candidats sf1 1994 E48
Kamsky, Gata vs Topalov, Veselin★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1994 A34
Short, Nigel D vs Kamsky, Gata★
0-1
PCA-Wch Candidats sf1 1994 B35
Polgar, Zsuzsa vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Amber-blind 3rd 1994 D15
Kamsky, Gata vs Short, Nigel D★
1-0
PCA-Wch Candidats sf1 1994 D20
Kamsky, Gata vs Beliavsky, Alexander G★
1-0
Linares 1994 E48
Kamsky, Gata vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1994 D49
Kamsky, Gata vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2
PCA-Wch Candidats m4 1994 D43
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1994 C43
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kamsky, Gata★
0-1
Amber-blind 3rd 1994 B79
Kamsky, Gata vs Polgar, Zsuzsa★
1-0
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 A21
Kamsky, Gata vs Polgar, Judit★
1-0
Amber-blind 3rd 1994 A45
Kamsky, Gata vs Polgar, Judit★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1994 C89
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 E54
Kasparov, Gary vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Linares 1993 B80
Kamsky, Gata vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1-0
Linares 1993 E12
Jussupow, Artur vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1993 E56
Adams, Michael vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1993 C88
Shirov, Alexei vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Linares 1993 D87
Kamsky, Gata vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1/2-1/2
Wch Team 1993 B93
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Linares 1993 D52
Kamsky, Gata vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1-0
Wch Team 1993 D43
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1993 D85
Kamsky, Gata vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1993 E91
Kamsky, Gata vs Timman, Jan H★
1-0
Linares 1993 E13
Jussupow, Artur vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg rapid20 1993 E56
Portisch, Lajos vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1993 E08
Kamsky, Gata vs Shirov, Alexei★
0-1
Wch Team 1993 D44
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Linares 1993 E89
Kamsky, Gata vs Nogueiras, Jesus★
1/2-1/2
Wch Team 1993 B08
Khalifman, Alexander vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1993 E97
Kamsky, Gata vs Jussupow, Artur★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1993 C42
Olafsson, Helgi vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Wch Team 1993 D85
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1
Dortmund 1993 B17
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Kamsky, Gata★
0-1
Linares 1993 D20
Kamsky, Gata vs Anand, Viswanathan★
0-1
Linares 1993 B65
Kamsky, Gata vs Gelfand, Boris★
1/2-1/2
Biel Interzonal 1993 B53
Kamsky, Gata vs Gelfand, Boris★
0-1
Linares 1993 B96
Kamsky, Gata vs Jussupow, Artur★
0-1
Tilburg rapid20 1993 C24
Kamsky, Gata vs Jussupow, Artur★
1-0
Linares 1993 C18
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg rapid15 1992 A25
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