Biography
5 time U.S. Chess Champion (1991, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014), GM Gata Kamsky was the fourth player in the world rankings in 1995. Before that, he had won the U-20 Soviet Chess Championship in 1987 and 1988, and had become a GM in 1990. In 1996, he reached the final of the FIDE World Chess Championship at the age of 22, losing a 20-game match against Anatoly Karpov, which led him to a pause in playing chess. After not playing almost any rated games between 1997 and 2004, he came back in 2004 and quickly returned to the playing level he had before the pause. He played the Candidates Tournament for the World Chess Championship in 2007 and won the Chess World Cup later that same year. That win earned him a Candidates Match against GM Veselin Topalov (world's number one player at that moment) for the right to be the challenger for the 2010 World Chess Championship, but he ultimately lost that match. He also competed in the 2011 Candidates Tournament, reaching the semifinals. GM Gata Kamsky's career includes many prestigious titles, and he has played several Chess Olympiads, but his outstanding performance in the World Cup and in the Candidates Tournaments has earned him a spot in the History of Chess.
Rating Fide
2611
Rating Fce

Ladya Kazan
Kazan (Tatarstan, RU)
Personal data
Name: GM Gata Kamsky | |
![]() | Club: Ladya Kazan |
![]() | Country: United States |
![]() | Federation: United States of America Chess Federation |
Birthdate: 1974 | |
Title: GM |
Trajectory
- 2016 - Position 4 (Group a ), 7 Points
Statistical data
9
Rounds played
56%
Win percentage
Results

Statistics
Year | Awards |
2016 | 700 € |
Total | 700 € |
*Only the Open tournament prizes are counted
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