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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 Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1-0
Tilburg rapid15 1992 C45
Kamsky, Gata vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1-0
Tilburg rapid 1992 B33
Kamsky, Gata vs Jussupow, Artur★
1-0
Tilburg 1992 C42
Kamsky, Gata vs Kasparov, Gary★
1-0
Dortmund 1992 E97
Gelfand, Boris vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg rapid 1992 D36
Kamsky, Gata vs Gelfand, Boris★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1992 D16
Jussupow, Artur vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Tilburg 1992 D87
Kamsky, Gata vs Adams, Michael★
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1992 C48
Kamsky, Gata vs Jussupow, Artur★
1-0
Tilburg rapid 1992 C59
Kamsky, Gata vs Gelfand, Boris★
0-1
Tilburg rapid15 1992 D12
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Tilburg 1992 C89
Gelfand, Boris vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg rapid15 1992 D35
Kamsky, Gata vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0
Dortmund 1992 D36
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Dortmund 1992 B32
Kamsky, Gata vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1-0
Tilburg 1992 C11
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1992 C89
Jussupow, Artur vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg rapid 1992 D52
Gelfand, Boris vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1992 D85
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg rapid15 1992 A25
Kamsky, Gata vs Gelfand, Boris★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg rapid 1992 D13
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1
Linares 1991 E41
Kamsky, Gata vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0
Linares 1991 D94
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata★
0-1
Tilburg 1991 D85
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Tilburg 1991 C86
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Reggio Emilia91 Top16 1991 D35
Kamsky, Gata vs Short, Nigel D★
0-1
Tilburg 1991 D37
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Linares 1991 D91
Kamsky, Gata vs Timman, Jan H★
1-0
Tilburg 1991 C49
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Linares 1991 C93
Kasparov, Gary vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1991 C45
Kamsky, Gata vs Polugaevsky, Lev★
0-1
Reggio Emilia91 Top16 1991 B80
Kamsky, Gata vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1-0
Tilburg 1991 D46
Kamsky, Gata vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
0-1
Linares 1991 C89
Jussupow, Artur vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Linares 1991 D58
Timman, Jan H vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Tilburg 1991 D97
Gelfand, Boris vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Linares 1991 D48
Kasparov, Gary vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Linares 1991 A50
Kamsky, Gata vs Timman, Jan H★
1/2-1/2
Linares 1991 D85
Short, Nigel D vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Tilburg 1991 B42
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Reggio Emilia91 Top16 1991 E17
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2
Reggio Emilia91 Top16 1991 A17
Kamsky, Gata vs Kasparov, Gary★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1991 B85
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1991 B17
Gelfand, Boris vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1990 D85
Kamsky, Gata vs Short, Nigel D★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1990 C10
Kamsky, Gata vs Gelfand, Boris★
1-0
Tilburg 1990 B91
Short, Nigel D vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0
Tilburg 1990 B12
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1990 C60
Kamsky, Gata vs Timman, Jan H★
0-1
Tilburg 1990 C92
Smyslov, Vassily vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2
Manila Interzonal 1990 D03
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