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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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Xu,Yi vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 21st Jun Early 2022 C50
Kamsky,G vs Yoo,Christopher Woojin
1-0
Titled Tue 21st Jun Late 2022 D02
Kamsky,G vs Andreikin,D
1-0
Titled Tue 21st Jun Late 2022 D02
Kamsky,G vs Perera Alfonso,R
1-0
Titled Tue 21st Jun Early 2022 D00
Rohith,Krishna S vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 21st Jun Early 2022 D79
Yang Kaiqi vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 21st Jun Early 2022 A80
Kamsky,G vs Cherniaiev,Tykhon
1-0
Titled Tue 21st Jun Early 2022 A46
Kamsky,G vs Rustemov,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 21st Jun Early 2022 D00
Dardha,Daniel vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 21st Jun Late 2022 C46
Kamsky,G vs Mendonca,Leon Luke
1-0
TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2022 2022 A08
Kamsky,G vs Philippe,C
1-0
TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2022 2022 B04
Esipenko,Andrey vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2022 2022 D15
Peng,David vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 14th Jun Late 2022 B06
Shimanov,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 14th Jun Late 2022 B06
Kamsky,G vs Janaszak,Daw
1-0
Titled Tue 14th Jun Late 2022 B38
Korobov,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
TCh-FRA Top 16 GpA 2022 2022 D15
Bortnyk,Olexandr vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 14th Jun Late 2022 D00
Kamsky,G vs Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo
0-1
Titled Tue 14th Jun Late 2022 B51
Kamsky,G vs Korchmar,V
1-0
Titled Tue 14th Jun Late 2022 B51
Salimova,Nurgyul vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 14th Jun Late 2022 A40
Sarana,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 14th Jun Late 2022 A85
Kamsky,G vs Mikhailov,Vi
1-0
Titled Tue 14th Jun Late 2022 B08
Cruz Mendez,Jean Marco vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 14th Jun Late 2022 A04
Kamsky,G vs Vasquez Schroeder,R
1-0
Titled Tue 14th Jun Late 2022 B53
Bacrot,E vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
TCh-FRA Top 16 GpA 2022 2022 C95
Dourerassou,J vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
TCh-FRA Top 16 GpA 2022 2022 C47
Santos Ruiz,Miguel vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
TCh-FRA Top 16 GpA 2022 2022 C92
Kamsky,G vs Flom,Gabriel
1-0
TCh-FRA Top 16 GpA 2022 2022 A45
Kamsky,G vs Sapunov,E
1-0
Titled Tue 7th Jun Early 2022 B53
Papasimakopoulos,Alexandros vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 7th Jun Early 2022 D10
Nesterov,Arseniy vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 7th Jun Early 2022 D10
Kamsky,G vs Vokhidov,Shamsiddin
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 7th Jun Early 2022 D02
Kamsky,G vs Djokic,Mihailo
1-0
Titled Tue 7th Jun Early 2022 A48
Demchenko,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 7th Jun Early 2022 B42
Kamsky,G vs Harika,D
1-0
Titled Tue 7th Jun Early 2022 A46
Kamsky,G vs Lagno,Kateryna
1-0
Titled Tue 7th Jun Early 2022 A48
Lehtosaari,Mauri vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 7th Jun Early 2022 D03
Narayanan,Sri vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 7th Jun Early 2022 A45
Kamsky,G vs Jumabayev,R
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 7th Jun Early 2022 A46
Dubov,Daniil vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Chess.com RCC Wk17 Swiss 2022 D15
Kamsky,G vs Bortnyk,Olexandr
1/2-1/2
Chess.com RCC Wk17 Swiss 2022 A41
Swiercz,D vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Chess.com RCC Wk17 Swiss 2022 A81
Kamsky,G vs Demchenko,A
1-0
Chess.com RCC Wk17 Swiss 2022 A48
Kamsky,G vs Maiorov,N1
1-0
Chess.com RCC Wk17 Swiss 2022 B13
Kovalev,Vl vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Chess.com RCC Wk17 Swiss 2022 B10
Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Chess.com RCC Wk17 Swiss 2022 C77
Kamsky,G vs Svane,R
1-0
Chess.com RCC Wk17 Swiss 2022 D02
Kamsky,G vs Melkumyan,H
1/2-1/2
Chess.com RCC Wk17 Swiss 2022 D00
Rostovtsev,Dmitry vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 31st May Late 2022 B40
Richter,Nils vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 31st May Late 2022 A04
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