At the height of his career, Gata Kamsky decided to walk away from chess. Now, he is 1 point away from advancing to the next stage of the World Championship. Do you think Gata is all the way back...
Kamsky – Bacrot
This is Gata’s camel, courtesy of his Excellency Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Kamsky – Bacrot [D15]Candidates 2007 27.05.2007 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.e3 b5 6.c5 g6 7.b4 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.gxf3 a5 10.bxa5 Bg7 = 11. f4...
A class act
This is Dr. Jim Roberts, a board member of the AF4C I just saw this story on Chess Ninja and I feel that I must share it with everyone. I met Dr. Jim Roberts a few years ago in...
Kamsky takes down another leader
Gata Kamsky defeated another tournament leader (Sasikiran) today with the Black pieces. He is now at even score. It seems that Gata has played better since his laptop broke down, scoring a +2. Nisipeanu defeated Adams while Mamedyarov held...
Another exciting game by Kamsky
This is the position of Kamsky – Nisipeanu after 19. Qf3 How do you assess this position. Which side do you prefer? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Kamsky dominated Mamedyarov at Mtel
Final position after 44.Qf8+ GM Kamsky (2705) – GM Mamedyarov (2757) [B08]MTel Sofia, Bulgaria, 16.05.2007 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.h3 0-0 6.Be3 c6 7.Qd2 b5 8.Bd3 Nbd7 9.0-0 Qc7 10.Ne2 c5 11.c3 e5 12.Ng3 c4...
Excellent interview with Gata Kamsky
GM Gata Kamsky is about to take part in the super Mtel tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. He was recently interviewed for the event. Here are some of the Q&A’s: – Anand, Topalov, Kramnik – what is your personal ranking...
Mtel Prediction?
The 2007 Sofia Mtel Masters tournament will take place on May 9-20, 2007. The strong field this year includes: Veselin Topalov, Bulgaria 2772Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Azerbaijan 2757Michael Adams, England 2734Gata Kamsky, USA 2705Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu, Romania 2693Krishnan Sasikiran, India 2690...
It’s Kamsky time!
It’s your move Posted April 29 2007Florida Sun SentinelBy Bill Cornwall Kamsky’s Way: Four weeks from now, 16 fearsome grandmaster challengers will face off in Elista, Russia, in a series of elimination matches leading toward the World Championship. American...