Gata Kamsky in Elista. Photo Tara McGowran

by Jennifer Shahade

Gata Kamsky won his third game in a row against Etienne Bacrot at the Candidates Matches in Elista. He now advances to the second round, where from June 6-14 he will play the winner of Rustam Kasimdzhanov-Boris Gelfand. That match is still tied at 2-2. The only other player to win his match so quickly was Peter Leko, who scored 3.5/5 against Mikhail Gurevich.

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Gata's next game will be on June 6, Wednesday at 7 AM EST. For more details, go to the official website