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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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Caruana,F vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 27th Feb Late 2024 B43
Aronian,L vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2023-24 2024 B04
Abdusattorov,Nodirbek vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Bundesliga 2023-24 2024 B48
Le,Quang Liem vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 13th Feb Late 2024 A06
Caruana,F vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 13th Feb Late 2024 C60
Kamsky,G vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 13th Feb Late 2024 D00
Shirov,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 6th Feb Early 2024 B41
So,W vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Chessable Masters Play-In 2024 C55
Kamsky,G vs So,W
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 30th Jan Late 2024 B90
Nakamura,Hi vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 30th Jan Late 2024 B40
Firouzja,Alireza vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 30th Jan Late 2024 A07
Nakamura,Hi vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 16th Jan Late 2024 C24
Kamsky,G vs Duda,J
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 16th Jan Late 2024 B90
Firouzja,Alireza vs Kamsky,G
1-0
15th Rouen Open 2023 2023 B30
Praggnanandhaa,R vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 19th Dec Early 2023 B47
Kamsky,G vs Keymer,Vincent
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 19th Dec Late 2023 A45
Kamsky,G vs So,W
1-0
Titled Tue 19th Dec Early 2023 D00
Caruana,F vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 5th Dec Early 2023 B42
Kamsky,G vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 28th Nov Late 2023 A45
Grischuk,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 21st Nov Late 2023 D03
Nakamura,Hi vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 14th Nov Late 2023 B21
Kamsky,G vs Firouzja,Alireza
0-1
Titled Tue 7th Nov Late 2023 A40
Kamsky,G vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1
Titled Tue 31st Oct Early 2023 A45
Kamsky,G vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 12th Sep Late 2023 D00
Nakamura,Hi vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 12th Sep Late 2023 A00
Duda,J vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 5th Sep Late 2023 B41
Giri,A vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Julius Baer Rapid Div 3 L 2023 B40
Kamsky,G vs Giri,A
1-0
Julius Baer Rapid Div 3 L 2023 A45
Kramnik,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Julius Baer Rapid Div 3 W 2023 B41
Kamsky,G vs Kramnik,V
1-0
Julius Baer Rapid Div 3 W 2023 D00
Erigaisi,Arjun vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early 2023 A20
Nakamura,Hi vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 22nd Aug Late 2023 A00
Kamsky,G vs Nakamura,Hi
1-0
chess.com SpeedChess Q1Sw 2023 A45
Kamsky,G vs Duda,J
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 15th Aug Early 2023 A45
Firouzja,Alireza vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 8th Aug Late 2023 A80
Carlsen,M vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 1st Aug Early 2023 D11
Firouzja,Alireza vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 1st Aug Early 2023 B47
Kamsky,G vs Duda,J
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 25th Jul Late 2023 B90
Erigaisi,Arjun vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 25th Jul Late 2023 A28
Firouzja,Alireza vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 18th Jul Early 2023 B01
Caruana,F vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Jul Late 2023 A85
Nakamura,Hi vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 20th Jun Early 2023 D15
Kamsky,G vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 13th Jun Early 2023 D00
Kamsky,G vs Keymer,Vincent
1-0
Titled Tue 13th Jun Early 2023 A46
Caruana,F vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 13th Jun Early 2023 B47
Le,Quang Liem vs Kamsky,G
0-1
AimChess Rapid Play-In 2023 D15
Aronian,L vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
AimChess Play-In Match 2023 B48
Kamsky,G vs Aronian,L
0-1
AimChess Play-In Match 2023 D00
Keymer,Vincent vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Titled Tue 6th Jun Late 2023 A15
Kramnik,V vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Titled Tue 30th May Late 2023 C55
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