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Gelfand, Boris

modern era

Boris Gelfand enjoyed one of the longest careers at the top of chess, remaining a world-class competitor for over three decades. He challenged Viswanathan Anand for the World Championship in 2012, pushing the match to rapid tiebreaks after a 6-6 tie in classical games. Known for his deep strategic understanding and meticulous preparation, Gelfand won the 2009 Chess World Cup and the 2011 Candidates Tournament.

Total Games

4018

Wins

1212

Draws

2039

Losses

767

30.2% wins50.7% draws19.1% losses

Most Played Openings

B30 - Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian122C42 - Petrov's Defense121B90 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation118E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation107D45 - Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line101D43 - Semi-Slav Defense89E04 - Catalan Opening: Open Defense78D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack74E06 - Catalan Opening: Closed72E12 - Queen's Indian Defense65

Most Faced Opponents

Svidler,P99 gamesIvanchuk,V95 gamesAnand,V88 gamesGrischuk,A80 gamesLeko,P76 gamesKramnik,V76 gamesAronian,L70 gamesMamedyarov,S61 gamesMorozevich,A56 gamesPonomariov,R53 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
0-1

Dreev, Alexey vs Gelfand, Boris

FIDE-Wch k.o.

1997

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FCGFCG
1-0

Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P

6th Zurich Opening Blitz

2017

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FCGFCG
0-1

Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly

Amber Blindfold

1999

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FCGFCG
1-0

Gelfand,B vs Dreev,A

WCC

2005

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FCGFCG
1-0

Sychev,K vs Gelfand,B

PNWCC Online Blitz JP 13

2020

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FCGFCG
0-1

Kramnik,V vs Gelfand,B

Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz

2017

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FCGFCG
1-0

Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V

Amber Blindfold

2006

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FCGFCG
1-0

Gelfand,B vs Pantsulaia,L

WCC

2005

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FCGFCG
1-0

Anand,V vs Gelfand,B

Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz

2017

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FCGFCG
0-1

Gelfand,B vs Anand,V

Amber Blindfold

2008

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Games (4018)

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Leko,P vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2003 B92
Gelfand,B vs Shirov,A★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2003 D45
Shirov,A vs Gelfand,B★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2003 C42
Kramnik,V vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2003 D12
Gelfand,B vs Kramnik,V★
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2003 A30
Topalov,V vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2003 C42
Gelfand,B vs Topalov,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2003 A31
Gelfand,B vs Morozevich,A★
0-1
Amber Rapid 2003 A55
Morozevich,A vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2003 B33
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B★
1-0
Amber Rapid 2003 B80
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2003 A31
Gelfand,B vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0
Amber Rapid 2003 D37
Ljubojevic,L vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2003 D18
Gelfand,B vs Anand,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2003 E15
Anand,V vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2003 B90
Kasparov,G vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2
Olympiad 2002 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B★
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 2002 B90
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V★
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2002 A58
Gelfand,B vs Shirov,A★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2002 D47
Shirov,A vs Gelfand,B★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2002 C10
Ljubojevic,L vs Gelfand,B★
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 2002 A12
Gelfand,B vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2002 E52
Gelfand,B vs Morozevich,A★
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2002 B14
Morozevich,A vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2002 B51
Gelfand,B vs Topalov,V★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2002 B36
Topalov,V vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2002 C42
Kramnik,V vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2002 E15
Gelfand,B vs Kramnik,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2002 D05
Leko,P vs Gelfand,B★
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 2002 B90
Gelfand,B vs Leko,P★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2002 E15
Svidler,P vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2001 C10
Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2001 E05
Svidler,P vs Gelfand,B★
1-0
FIDE WCh KO 2001 C02
Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2001 E05
Svidler,P vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2001 C02
Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2001 E05
Gelfand,B vs Azmaiparashvili,Z★
1-0
FIDE WCh KO 2001 D56
Gelfand,B vs Azmaiparashvili,Z★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2001 D15
Gelfand,B vs Azmaiparashvili,Z★
0-1
FIDE WCh KO 2001 B07
Azmaiparashvili,Z vs Gelfand,B★
0-1
FIDE WCh KO 2001 D12
Azmaiparashvili,Z vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2001 D10
Delchev,A vs Gelfand,B★
0-1
FIDE WCh KO 2001 E14
Gelfand,B vs Delchev,A★
1-0
FIDE WCh KO 2001 D41
Gelfand,B vs Dominguez,L★
1-0
FIDE WCh KO 2001 E92
Dominguez,L vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2001 C42
Cabrera,A vs Gelfand,B★
0-1
FIDE WCh KO 2001 B50
Gelfand,B vs Cabrera,A★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2001 B38
Azmaiparashvili,Z vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2001 E05
Shirov,A vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2001 B90
Gelfand,B vs Shirov,A★
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2001 D27
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