GMGata Kamsky

FRA Born 1974 (Age ≈52) Male
FIDE ID
2000024

About Gata Kamsky

Gata Kamsky was born in Novokuznetsk into a Tatar family. His grandfather's theatrical name provided the surname by which the chess player became known. As a youngster he defeated Mark Taimanov and won consecutive Soviet under-20 championships in 1987 and 1988. Show more

Gata Kamsky was born in Novokuznetsk into a Tatar family. His grandfather's theatrical name provided the surname by which the chess player became known. As a youngster he defeated Mark Taimanov and won consecutive Soviet under-20 championships in 1987 and 1988. He moved to the United States with his father in 1989 and became a grandmaster the following year. His first U.S. championship followed in 1991. Kamsky reached the 1996 FIDE world championship match against Anatoly Karpov. After a long break from top-level competition, he returned and won the 2007 World Cup. That victory earned a qualifying match against Veselin Topalov for a chance to challenge Viswanathan Anand. He later returned to the Candidates in 2011. Across his career he won the U.S. championship five times.

FIDE ratings

2586.0

Classical

Published FIDE

2639

Rapid

Published FIDE

2645

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#184
National rank · FRA
#9

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

FIDE rating history

Highest recorded rating
2763 Jul 2013
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
1517

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Live rankings

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-12Atyrau Open 2026 MASTERSClassical5½

All tournament results

Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
1401 1999-08-03 FIDE Championship 1999 — Khalifman 1st Las Vegas 2.1 Kamsky, Gata Khalifman, Alexander 1-0 37 Open
1402 1992 Alekhine mem Moscow - Karpov, Anatoly Kamsky, Gata 1-0 54 Open
1403 1994 Buenos Aires Sicilian Buenos Aires 4 Anand, Viswanathan Kamsky, Gata 1/2-1/2 28 Open
1404 1996 FIDE Championship 1996 — Karpov - Kamsky Elista 5 Karpov, Anatoly Kamsky, Gata 1/2-1/2 23 Open
1405 1994 Amber-blind 3rd Monte Carlo 1 Kamsky, Gata Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 51 Open
1406 1996 Dos Hermanas Dos Hermanas 6 Kamsky, Gata Topalov, Veselin 0-1 49 Open
1407 1995 PCA-Wch Candidats final Las Palmas 2 Kamsky, Gata Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 45 Open
1408 1996 FIDE Championship 1996 — Karpov - Kamsky Elista 3 Karpov, Anatoly Kamsky, Gata 1/2-1/2 49 Open
1409 1994 PCA-Wch Candidats m4 New York 5 Kamsky, Gata Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 50 Open
1410 1995 PCA-Wch Candidats final Las Palmas 7 Anand, Viswanathan Kamsky, Gata 1/2-1/2 43 Open
1411 1994 PCA-Wch Candidats m4 New York 3 Kamsky, Gata Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 45 Open
1412 1994 Amber-blind 3rd Monte Carlo 10 Kamsky, Gata Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 47 Open
1413 1994 Linares Linares 10 Kamsky, Gata Karpov, Anatoly 1/2-1/2 67 Open
1414 1993 Dortmund Dortmund 6 Kramnik, Vladimir Kamsky, Gata 1/2-1/2 14 Open
1415 1991 Tilburg Tilburg 10 Kasparov, Garry Kamsky, Gata 1/2-1/2 40 Open
1416 1994 PCA-Wch Candidats m4 New York 4 Kramnik, Vladimir Kamsky, Gata 1/2-1/2 36 Open
1417 1995 Amber-rapid 4th Monte Carlo 3 Kamsky, Gata Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 42 Open
1418 1994 Candidats FIDE sf1 Sanghi Nagar 3 Anand, Viswanathan Kamsky, Gata 1-0 60 Open
1419 1990 New York op New York 8 Kamsky, Gata Tal, Mikhail 1-0 45 Open
1420 1995 PCA-Wch Candidats final Las Palmas 8 Kamsky, Gata Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 60 Open
1421 1994 Candidats FIDE sf1 playoff rapid Sanghi Nagar 10 Kamsky, Gata Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 17 Open
1422 1993 Linares Linares 13 Kasparov, Garry Kamsky, Gata 1-0 35 Open
1423 1996 FIDE Championship 1996 — Karpov - Kamsky Elista 2 Kamsky, Gata Karpov, Anatoly 1-0 65 Open
1424 1993 Linares Linares 2 Kramnik, Vladimir Kamsky, Gata 1-0 51 Open
1425 1995 PCA-Wch Candidats final Las Palmas 11 Anand, Viswanathan Kamsky, Gata 1-0 50 Open
1426 1994 Candidats FIDE sf1 Sanghi Nagar 8 Kamsky, Gata Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 33 Open
1427 1991 Tilburg Tilburg 12 Karpov, Anatoly Kamsky, Gata 0-1 72 Open
1428 1995 Amber-blind 4th Monte Carlo 9 Kamsky, Gata Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 47 Open
1429 1995 Amber-rapid 4th Monte Carlo 9 Anand, Viswanathan Kamsky, Gata 1-0 35 Open
1430 1996 Dos Hermanas Dos Hermanas 4 Kamsky, Gata Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 55 Open
1431 1996 Amber-rapid 5th Monte Carlo 11 Kramnik, Vladimir Kamsky, Gata 1/2-1/2 47 Open
1432 1995 Amber-rapid 4th Monte Carlo 5 Kamsky, Gata Karpov, Anatoly 0-1 65 Open
1433 1991 Linares Linares 7 Kasparov, Garry Kamsky, Gata 1-0 31 Open
1434 1996 FIDE Championship 1996 — Karpov - Kamsky Elista 7 Karpov, Anatoly Kamsky, Gata 1-0 71 Open
1435 1995 PCA-Wch Candidats final Las Palmas 4 Kamsky, Gata Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 50 Open
1436 1994 PCA-Wch Candidats m4 New York 6 Kramnik, Vladimir Kamsky, Gata 0-1 50 Open
1437 1991 Reggio Emilia91 Top16 Reggio Emilia - Karpov, Anatoly Kamsky, Gata 1-0 71 Open
1438 1994 PCA/Intel-GP New York 1 Kamsky, Gata Kasparov, Garry 0-1 43 Open
1439 1994 Candidats FIDE sf1 Sanghi Nagar 5 Anand, Viswanathan Kamsky, Gata 1/2-1/2 54 Open
1440 1992 Dortmund Dortmund 8 Anand, Viswanathan Kamsky, Gata 1/2-1/2 58 Open
1441 1996 FIDE Championship 1996 — Karpov - Kamsky Elista 8 Kamsky, Gata Karpov, Anatoly 1/2-1/2 62 Open
1442 1996 FIDE Championship 1996 — Karpov - Kamsky Elista 12 Kamsky, Gata Karpov, Anatoly 1/2-1/2 54 Open
1443 1994 Candidats FIDE sf1 Sanghi Nagar 6 Kamsky, Gata Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 45 Open
1444 1994 Candidats FIDE sf1 Sanghi Nagar 4 Kamsky, Gata Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 53 Open
1445 1994 Las Palmas Las Palmas 6 Karpov, Anatoly Kamsky, Gata 1/2-1/2 52 Open
1446 1995 PCA-Wch Candidats final Las Palmas 9 Anand, Viswanathan Kamsky, Gata 1-0 50 Open
1447 1994 Amber-rapid 3rd Monte Carlo 11 Kamsky, Gata Karpov, Anatoly 1-0 58 Open
1448 1994 PCA/Intel-GP New York 1 Kasparov, Garry Kamsky, Gata 1-0 30 Open
1449 1989 New York exh New York 1 Kasparov, Garry Kamsky, Gata 1-0 51 Open
1450 1994 Amber-blind 3rd Monte Carlo 11 Karpov, Anatoly Kamsky, Gata 0-1 62 Open