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Gata Kamsky
Number of games in database: 1,047
Years covered: 1986 to 2009
Current FIDE rating: 2692
Highest rating achieved in database: 2745
Overall record: +337 -215 =417 (56.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      78 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (124)      B97 B33 B47 B90 B32  Ruy Lopez (66)      C91 C80 C78 C65 C84  Queen's Pawn Game (58)      A46 D02 A40 A45 A41  French Defense (36)      C11 C18 C10 C16 C02  Ruy Lopez, Closed (35)      C91 C84 C92 C89 C85  Sicilian Najdorf (28)      B97 B90 B96 B91 B92	With the Black pieces:  Ruy Lopez (81)      C95 C89 C84 C60 C78  Slav (75)      D15 D10 D11 D12 D14  Sicilian (69)      B42 B43 B40 B90 B41  Grunfeld (62)      D85 D86 D97 D91 D94  Ruy Lopez, Closed (53)      C95 C89 C84 C92 C88  Sicilian Kan (33)      B42 B43 B41

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Kamsky vs Kramnik, 1994 1-0
   Kramnik vs Kamsky, 1994 0-1
   Kamsky vs Short, 1994 1-0
   Kamsky vs Shirov, 2007 1-0
   Kamsky vs Karpov, 1996 1-0
   Kamsky vs Anand, 2006 1-0
   Kamsky vs Lautier, 1993 1-0
   Kamsky vs Topalov, 2009 1-0
   Kamsky vs Kiril Georgiev, 2007 1-0
   Kamsky vs Svidler, 2006 1-0

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   Karpov-Kamsky FIDE World Championship (1996)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Match Kamsky! by amadeus
   Kamsky! by larrewl
   1.d4 London System Games by fredthebear
   Tilburg Interpolis 1990 by suenteus po 147
   Tilburg Interpolis 1991 by suenteus po 147
   Linares 1994 by suenteus po 147
   WCC Index [Anand-Kamsky 1994] by suenteus po 147
   Las Palmas 1994 by suenteus po 147
   Dortmund 1992 by suenteus po 147
   Madrid 1994 by suenteus po 147

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GATA KAMSKY (born Jun-02-1974) Russia (citizen of United States of America) [what is this?] Gata Kamsky was born June 2nd, 1974 in Siberia. After beginning his chess career in Russia, winning two USSR Junior Championships, Kamsky relocated to the United States in 1989. In July 1990 he became the youngest player ever to be rated in FIDE's world top ten. After a short while spent adjusting to this level of opposition, Kamsky scored some major tournament triumphs, including the U.S. Championship of 1991, clear first at Las Palmas 1994, and shared first in 1995 at Dos Hermanas. Kamsky reached the finals of the 1994-1995 PCA World Championship Candidates' matches, eliminating Vladimir Kramnik and Nigel Short before losing to Viswanathan Anand. In the simultaneous FIDE Candidates he met with even greater success, defeating Paul Van der Sterren, Anand and Valery Salov and qualifying for a match with Anatoli Karpov. After losing the match, Kamsky announced his retirement from professional chess in order to study medicine. In 2004 he returned to active competition at the U.S. Championship in San Diego, California, scoring 5.5 points from nine games. The following year he placed ninth at the FIDE World Cup (2005), and qualified once more for the Candidates' matches. Additional successes in 2006, including second place at the MTel Masters (2006) behind Veselin Topalov, and a bronze medal with the U.S. team at the 37th Chess Olympiad (2006), helped reestablish his position as one of the world's leading players. In the 2007 Candidates, he eliminated Etienne Bacrot in the preliminary round but lost the final to Boris Gelfand. He rebounded in the next World Championship cycle by winning the World Chess Cup (2007). Undefeated throughout the seven-round event, he beat Alexey Shirov in the final to qualify for a match with Veselin Topalov in 2008. Topalov emerged victorious by a 4.5-2.5 margin and thereby gained the right to play Viswanathan Anand in a match for the title.

page 1 of 42; games 1-25 of 1,047  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Shirov vs Kamsky 1-0 39 1986 Sochi (Russia) C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 2. Akopian vs Kamsky   1-0 34 1986 USSR B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 3. Kamsky vs K Aseev 1-0 31 1986 Viliandi A46 Queen's Pawn Game 4. V Osnos vs Kamsky   ½-½ 24 1987 Leningrad-ch D75 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5 5. A Graf vs Kamsky   ½-½ 33 1987 Pavlodar A25 English 6. Kamsky vs Chekhov   1-0 62 1987 Pavlodar B03 Alekhine's Defense 7. Kamsky vs P Fossan 1-0 18 1987 Innsbruck B12 Caro-Kann Defense 8. Shirov vs Kamsky 1-0 29 1987 Kapsukas D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 9. V Nasibullin vs Kamsky 0-1 40 1987 Pavlodar A48 King's Indian 10. Kamsky vs I Novikov 0-1 29 1987 Pavlodar D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) 11. Kamsky vs S Ivanov   0-1 45 1987 USSR D49 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran 12. Kamsky vs Yermolinsky   0-1 31 1987 Pavlodar A48 King's Indian 13. Kamsky vs K Agapov 0-1 41 1987 Leningrad A43 Old Benoni 14. D Komarov vs Kamsky   1-0 40 1987 USSR D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 15. Kamsky vs F Sideif-Sade   1-0 46 1987 Pavlodar B44 Sicilian 16. Dreev vs Kamsky 1-0 56 1987 Pavlodar (Kazakhstan) C44 King's Pawn Game 17. G Zaitshik vs Kamsky   0-1 56 1987 Pavlodar D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6 18. Kamsky vs Y Dokhoian 0-1 61 1987 Pavlodar C02 French, Advance 19. Kamsky vs R Schneider   ½-½ 52 1988 Barnaul B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. Shirov vs Kamsky   ½-½ 47 1988 Ch URS (juniors) D87 Grunfeld, Exchange 21. T Tabatadze vs Kamsky   1-0 82 1988 Ch URS ( 1/2 ) D94 Grunfeld 22. A Vitolinsh vs Kamsky 1-0 59 1988 Minsk C60 Ruy Lopez 23. Kamsky vs E Vladimirov   ½-½ 49 1988 Ch URS ( 1/2 ) D02 Queen's Pawn Game 24. G Zaitshik vs Kamsky   1-0 51 1988 Ch URS ( 1/2 ) C55 Two Knights Defense 25. Kamsky vs Kudriashov   ½-½ 116 1988 Ch URS ( 1/2 ) A05 Reti Opening  page 1 of 42; games 1-25 of 1,047    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Kamsky wins | Kamsky loses

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 97 OF 97 ·  Later Kibitzing > Jun-02-09    wordfunph: Happy Birthday GM Gata Kamsky! Jun-02-09    WhiteRook48: Happy birthday!!! Jun-02-09    Pyke: Happy Birthday GM Kamsky !! Jun-02-09    theodor: dear kamsky, happy birthday! I wish all your dreams come true! Jun-02-09    Riverbeast: Happy birthday Gata! Jun-02-09    justinbel: Happy birthday Kamsky! Jun-02-09    talisman: happy birthday gata. Jun-02-09    Phoenix: Birthday boy is preregistered for the World Open, 5-day schedule. Excellent. Jun-21-09    smaragdus: Unbeliavable it might seem, but today Kamsky dropped out of club 2700, according to http://chess.liverating.org/ .I hope he will be below the 2700 mark just a single day, just as Ivanchuk did at Mtel Masters 2009. I can't explain Kamsky's crisis, at least the reason can't be fatigue like in Ivanchuk's case. I thought he have had enough time to overcome the disappointment which the loss against Topalov must had evoked. After the Elista match Topalov was very shaky about half a year, so I hope Kamsky will recover soon. And more, he has a clear objective- he is among the eight players who would be the contenders for the title of the winner of Anand- Topalov match. Jun-22-09    kurtrichards: Gata continues to lose at Bazna Tournament. He is tired. Jul-07-09    frogbert: anyone who knows which schedule kamsky played at the world open? i need to know in order to rate his games... Jul-07-09    Bob726: 5 day, positive Jul-07-09    frogbert: in other words, he played all his games in classical time control? 100% sure? any source with confirmation? Jul-07-09    Phoenix: Yes, all of Kamsky's games were at 40/2, SD 1. 100% sure. Jul-08-09    frogbert: great, thanks to both of you. :o) Aug-18-09    HeMateMe: Whats happened to the Great Gatasky? Maybe he's studying for the New York Bar. Sep-02-09    vanytchouck: out of the + 2700 club? Wake up Gata !!! Sep-15-09    Thuellin: GM Kamsky will be playing in the Baku Open starting on the 20th. I can't seem to find a full list of the participants for the event but I do know that GM Mamedyarov and GM Guseinov are playing as well. Prize fund is $60.000. Sep-15-09    ketchuplover: If by studying you mean drinking then I agree. Sep-18-09    cbpatzer: Kamsky again in action http://previews.chessdom.com/baku-o... Sep-21-09    percyblakeney: The first round of Baku Open (with Kamsky and Mamedyarov) should be going on at the moment but the official home page http://www.azerichess.az/ isn't working and the results should turn up here later: http://chess-results.com/tnr25499.a... Sep-21-09    justinbel: Kamsky opens up with a win with the black pieces. Games can be seen here: http://livegames.chess.az/tfd.htm Sep-29-09    albayanon: Kamsky wins Baku 2009,winning his last two to clinch the title,scoring on 6 wins 3 draws. Sep-29-09    justinbel: Kamksy tied for first and was actually second. He had less wins, which was the tie breaker even though he beat the winner with the black pieces. Oct-09-09    matepawn: Kamsky rejoined 2700 club.His live rating is exactly 2700. Jump directly to page #   (enter number from 1 to 97) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 97 OF 97 ·  Later Kibitzing >

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