Great Players of the Present: Gata Kamsky, Lecture by GM Ben Finegold

Gata Kamsky is a Soviet-born American chess grandmaster, and a five-time U.S. champion.
This lecture was recorded May 7th, 2024 (and again on May 29th) in Roswell, Georgia. Thank you to Anonymous for sponsoring this lecture.
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07:25 Gata Kamsky vs. Anatoly Karpov, FIDE World Championship, 1996
20:58 Gata Kamsky vs. Magnus Carlsen, World Cup, 2007
28:46 Gata Kamsky vs. Vladimir Kramnik, PCA Candidates, 1994
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The famous f**king legend!

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Gata catch em all

[@NickKravitz]

One of the early 90s chess hustlers in the famed NYC Washington Square Park was nicknamed Kamsky due to his uncanny resemblance to him combined with the fact that Kamsky had disappeared for many years. The park chess hustlers had a running gag where they would claim he was in fact Gata Kamsky and charge a premium to tourists to play against him. Just like the real Kamsky, the fake Kamsky took a break from chess, instead taking up poker and backgammon. Gata is probably the biggest "what if" in chess history.

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interesting

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I watch all of your videos and I just want to say that it's great to hear you talk about players you know/knew and liked.

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Certainly one of the crazier "still theory"-s that isn't sarcasm.

[@Rubrickety]

For the purposes of this lecture, Magnus's last name should be spelled with a K. Kamsky, Karpov, Kramnik, and Karlsen.

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I might do the same, using my real name.
Yours,
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You're still alive? You played Morphy in 1857 right?

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Best,
Rufus and Doofus

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Kramnik probably thinks Gata was cheating. My dogs agree.

[@kmarasin]

It's a pity that we never got a Kasparov-Kamsky match. He always fell just short. The Keres of the 90s.

[@tha2210]

Great video again Ben, thank you ! I just wanted to add that GK is now living in France and play for Chartres, one of the best French team. He is currently playing the French team championship. Yesterday he drew MVL. He also helped the young Maurizzi, current world junior champion... So, GK is still alive and kicking :)

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always love your lectures, Ben! very informative, always funny, and just a great watch. thanks for all your hard work for the chess community ❤

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he isn't just great, he is a famous f***n legend 🤣🤣

[@biggsweaty]

Thanks for the excellent post Ben. As always.

[@Rubrickety]

I just finished watching the intro section, and I'm still unclear on whether Ben thinks Gata is a strong player. 🤔

[@isaacdrum8009]

I played simul against Gata Kamsky and played blackjack next to Feingold same year. At Vegas Chess Festival. Early 2010s.

[@kmarasin]

Karpov was a ghost of himself in today's game. Or maybe he was a shell of himself. A ghost in a shell.

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Buffalo 89'...phew... you just had to be there..

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Please do Kramnik.

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Karpov is never past his prime. "Truth hurts".

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It feels like a Saturday to me

[@Cerezinho]

If someone updates a wikipedia page to list Buffalo Open as a notable victory, it's a suspicious move but not terrible enough to be overruled.

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I think I remember reading stuff way back about Gata's father being a not entirely agreeable fellow. Sort of the full opposite of the extremely amiable Henrik Carlsen.

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Gata see this now.

[@alexgabriel5877]

you mean of the past right?

[@schess75]

Gata played very well but Karpov really crushed him in that championship match!! Good video Ben!

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what heart and mind caused 10 years beyond

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new camera angle who dis?

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I’ve noticed most top players play the Panov rather than the Accelerated Panov. Why?

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FFL time

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27:49 Blacks bishop looked so silly the while time

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You mean famous f*cking legend of the present

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Another diss to Ginger GM

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FFL

[@Dougtheviolinist]

Gata make a comment on this video!

[@paulgoogol2652]

Kamsky a great player? u gata be kidding.

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😮‍💨

[@kmarasin]

Augh, the Botvinnik QGD is in your 1.d4 course? Do not want. I thought you liked the boring world of Niels Bohr.

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get a scissors

[@strangelyrepulsive77]

shouldn't be the past? he isn't a top player anymore

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Please do Kramnik.