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Gata Kamsky (Tatar: Гата Камский; Russian: Гата Камский; born June 2, 1974) is a Soviet-born American chess grandmaster, and a five-time U.S. champion. Kamsky reached the final of the FIDE World Chess Championship 1996 at the age of 22, and reached a ranking of fourth in the world rankings in 1995. [1]
Gata Kamsky is an American grandmaster. He is the former Soviet junior champion and a five-time U.S. champion. His peak world ranking was number-four, and he challenged GM Anatoly Karpov for the FIDE World Championship in 1996. Kamsky has won many international tournaments as well as the 2007 World Cup and the 2010 World Rapid Championship.
2 Jun 1974. Novokuznetsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. FIDE ID 2000024. Wikipedia. Facebook. Twitter. Active Years: 1988 - 2024. Total Games: 2792. Wins: 1109 (40%) Losses: 458 (16%) Draws: 1225 (44%) Total score: 62% Performance : 2557.
Gata Kamsky is one of the greatest chess players to represent the United States. He is a five-time U.S. Chess Champion (1991, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014) and a six-time U.S. Olympiad team member (1992, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014). Kamsky also played board one on the only American team to win the World Team Chess Championship (Lucerne 1993).
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Classical, Battery Variation. View or download the best chess games of Gata Kamsky. You can search and sort by color played, year, moves, and more.
Jun 2, 1974 · Gata Kamsky is a Chess Grandmaster from America with Elo ratings exceeding 2600 from FIDE, making him one of the best American chess players of all time. Full Name: Gata Kamsky. Title: Grandmaster (1990) Place of birth: Novokuznetsk, Russian SFSR, the Soviet Union. Born: June 2, 1974. Federation: United States of America.
Most frequently played are the Kan Sicilian, the Slav, the black side of the Ruy and 1.e4. In 2010, for the first time in almost two decades, Gata Kamsky captured the US Chess Championship title. Gata beat the 2008 Champ Yury Shulman in a rapid Armageddon playoff to net the title and the $30,000 first prize check.
