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in a rematch of their 2007 Candidates tournament meeting won by
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In 1989, he moved to the United States with his father Röstäm (also spelled Rustam), a former boxer who dominated Gata, made him study chess almost exclusively, and acted as his coach and manager. Businessman
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Championship, where he was the top seed. He won the tournament for the second consecutive year, becoming the first player since
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Challenge tournament, held in
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family. Gata's last name, Kamsky, is derived from the stage nickname of his grandfather
Gataullah "Kamsky" Sabirov, the founder of the Tatar Drama Theater in Kazan.
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Chess World Cup 2007 Semifinals, Khanty–Mansiysk, Kamsky–Carlsen (1½–0½)
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Disdaining 18...Nxe4 19.Qf4 f5 20.g4 opening lines for White's pieces.
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with a B.A. in 1999. He then attended and graduated from law school at
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tournament, with 10/11, defeating world No. 5 and defending champion
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1281:"36th USSR Junior Chess Championship, Kapsukas, January 5–18, 1987"
1217:"World Chess Challenge Sofia 2009 – Veselin Topalov vs Gata Kamsky"
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The Second Coming of Gata Kamsky. Sovietsky Sport, 30th May 2006
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1684:"The US Chess Championships 1845– Results and crosstables"
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awarded Kamsky the grandmaster title. In 1991, he won the
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1414:"Karpov - Kamsky FIDE World Championship Match (1996)"
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In November–December 2007, Kamsky participated in the
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final results Chigorin Memorial tournament, Oct. 2016
1518:"Chess Classic Mainz – Kamsky wins with 10/11 points"
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Kamsky played board one for the United States in the
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1436:"Chess News – Gata Kamsky for President of FIDE?!"
728:The 54th Biel Chess Festival Chess Triathlon, 2021
1723:"World Open Winners « CCA Chess Tournaments"
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1752:"Philadelphia Open « CCA Chess Tournaments"
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1496:"Kramnik wins President's Cup Baku on tiebreak"
1168:35... g5! 36. Qd4 d2! 37. Qxd2 Rg1 38. f3 Bb5!
338:In 1996, Kamsky played a 20-game match against
168:; born June 2, 1974) is a Soviet-born American
1580:mishanp on August 21, 2010 (August 21, 2010).
1470:"52nd Reggio Emilia 2009-10 The Week in Chess"
473:to reach the finals. In the final he defeated
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1618:"FIDE Candidates: Caruana annotates game two"
1397:A Chess Master Returns Older, and Maybe Wiser
197:. This earned him a Candidates Match against
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484:in 2009 for the right to challenge for the
236:provided financial support to the Kamskys.
224:At age 12, he defeated veteran Grandmaster
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190:-rated games between 1997 and late 2004.
614:In May 2012, Kamsky participated in the
1395:Dylan Loeb McClain (January 27, 2008).
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1823:Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
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597:to determine the challenger for the
525:In January 2010 Kamsky won the 52nd
518:but was upset in the third round by
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1662:"56th US Chess Championship; 2012"
1582:"Kamsky on the Candidates Matches"
1468:Crowther, Mark (January 6, 2010).
810:Kramnik vs. Kamsky, New York 1994
757:FIDE World Chess Championship 1996
344:FIDE World Chess Championship 1996
184:FIDE World Chess Championship 1996
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1725:. Chessevents.com. Archived from
1458:106th New York Masters Crosstable
1173:39...Bf1+ will win White's queen.
1148:27... Rxf1+ 28. Kg2 Rg1+! 29. Kh3
274:In 1993, the rival organisations
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182:Kamsky reached the final of the
3062:Game players from New York City
2996:Category:American chess players
1520:. Chessbase.com. August 8, 2010
1438:. ChessBase.com. March 22, 2004
1255:"Tatars in Chess, Tatarfact.ru"
571:en route to the title ahead of
295:1994–95 FIDE Candidates matches
245:Interzonal tournament in Manila
3077:Sportspeople from Novokuznetsk
1416:. Chessgames.com. June 6, 1996
1326:Fred Waitzkin (May 13, 1990).
683:National Open, Las Vegas, 2008
527:Reggio Emilia chess tournament
318:1994–95 PCA Candidates matches
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1642:. Chessbase.com. May 27, 2011
1543:. Chess.co.uk. Archived from
1498:. Chessbase. February 5, 2010
1472:. Chess.co.uk. Archived from
1382:, The Daily Dirt Chess Blog,
1150:If 29.Kxg1? Qd1+ 30.Kg2 Qf1#
599:World Chess Championship 2012
486:World Chess Championship 2010
465:, former FIDE world champion
444:World Chess Championship 2007
1982:United States Chess Champion
1955:United States Chess Champion
1928:United States Chess Champion
1829:player profile and games at
1620:. Chessbase.com. May 7, 2011
642:Notable tournament victories
469:and future world number-one
358:Inactivity (1996–2004)
251:. He finished with 5½ / 13.
247:, the first step toward the
1865:September 13, 2008, at the
1838:chess games at 365Chess.com
1776:. Chess.com. August 8, 2010
514:Kamsky participated in the
44:Gataulla Rustemovich Kamsky
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3042:Chess Olympiad competitors
2991:List of chess grandmasters
1901:World Rapid Chess Champion
1879: (archived 2008-03-06)
1233:World Chess Challenge 2009
1096:Trying to get play on the
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1123:Exploiting White's weak
804:to describe chess moves.
492:. The match was held in
249:World Chess Championship
3057:Touro Law Center alumni
3052:Brooklyn College alumni
2189:Women's Chess World Cup
1380:Kamsky–Short, 1994/2006
1332:New York Times Magazine
1131:. Now White sacrifices
1121:24. e5 d4! 25. Qg5 Re2!
716:U.S. Championship, 2014
713:Philadelphia Open, 2014
710:U.S. Championship, 2013
707:U.S. Championship, 2011
695:U.S. Championship, 2010
692:Philadelphia Open, 2010
680:, Khanty-Mansiysk, 2007
656:U.S. Championship, 1991
488:against world champion
433:Philadelphia World Open
3047:Tatar people of Russia
3032:American chess players
1853:member profile at the
1774:"Kamsky Wins In Mainz"
1754:. Philadelphiaopen.net
1141:26. exf6 Rxe1+ 27. Bf1
616:2012 U.S. Championship
389:Comeback (2004 onward)
284:Candidates Tournaments
1370:, Issue 3, 1 Oct 1994
1357:PCA Candidates Report
1160:33... Rh1! 34. g4 h6!
1156:32... Qxf4+! 33. Qxf4
595:Candidates Tournament
563:, 2004 FIDE champion
539:Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
328:in the semifinals in
3037:Soviet chess players
1223:on February 20, 2009
1197:on November 26, 2009
772:Chess World Cup 2007
626:, and 2008 champion
516:Chess World Cup 2009
459:Chess World Cup 2007
440:Chess World Cup 2005
299:Paul van der Sterren
266:tournament in 1994.
195:Chess World Cup 2007
1855:Internet Chess Club
1816:US Chess Federation
1707:, chess-results.com
1686:. graeme.50webs.com
1664:. graeme.50webs.com
1547:on October 12, 2012
1476:on October 20, 2011
565:Rustam Kasimdzhanov
505:2008 Chess Olympiad
429:2006 Chess Olympiad
401:had spoken to him.
383:Alexander Khalifman
213:Kamsky was born in
3027:Chess Grandmasters
1844:player profile at
1729:on August 13, 2015
1166:If 35.Qxh6? Rxh2+
802:algebraic notation
800:This section uses
723:Cappelle la Grande
674:Mashantucket, 2007
665:Dos Hermanas, 1995
659:Buenos Aires, 1993
647:Buffalo Open, 1989
624:Alexander Onischuk
555:Chess Classic), a
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1989:Succeeded by
1962:Succeeded by
1935:Succeeded by
1908:Succeeded by
1368:The Week in Chess
1328:"A Father's Pawn"
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490:Viswanathan Anand
467:Ruslan Ponomariov
288:Viswanathan Anand
260:U.S. Championship
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140:Peak ranking
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