Gelfand, Boris
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
Featured Games
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Dreev, Alexey vs Gelfand, Boris
FIDE-Wch k.o.
1997
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Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P
6th Zurich Opening Blitz
2017
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Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
Amber Blindfold
1999
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Gelfand,B vs Dreev,A
WCC
2005
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Sychev,K vs Gelfand,B
PNWCC Online Blitz JP 13
2020
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Kramnik,V vs Gelfand,B
Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz
2017
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Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
Amber Blindfold
2006
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Gelfand,B vs Pantsulaia,L
WCC
2005
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Anand,V vs Gelfand,B
Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz
2017
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Gelfand,B vs Anand,V
Amber Blindfold
2008
View PrintGames (4018)
Search & Filter All Games →Gelfand, Boris vs Lautier, Joel★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 1999 D46
Speelman, Jonathan S vs Gelfand, Boris★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 A15
Gelfand, Boris vs Speelman, Jonathan S★
1-0FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 E34
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gelfand, Boris★
0-1Amber Blindfold 1999 D45
Gelfand, Boris vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
0-1Amber Rapidplay 1999 D46
Gelfand, Boris vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 1999 D37
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Gelfand, Boris★
1/2-1/2Amber Rapidplay 1999 E37
Gelfand, Boris vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 1999 A33
Shirov, Alexei vs Gelfand, Boris★
1-0Amber Rapidplay 1999 B81
Topalov, Veselin vs Gelfand, Boris★
1-0Amber Blindfold 1999 E15
Gelfand, Boris vs Topalov, Veselin★
1-0Amber Rapidplay 1999 D37
Anand, Viswanathan vs Gelfand, Boris★
1-0Amber Rapidplay 1999 B92
Gelfand, Boris vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 1999 A39
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Gelfand, Boris★
1-0Amber Rapidplay 1999 B84
Gelfand, Boris vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 1999 D39
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1Amber Blindfold 1999 E04
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris★
1-0Amber Rapidplay 1999 D46
Jussupow, Artur vs Gelfand, Boris★
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1997 E73
Gelfand, Boris vs Topalov, Veselin★
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1997 E94
Anand, Viswanathan vs Gelfand, Boris★
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1997 E97
Short, Nigel D vs Gelfand, Boris★
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1997 B90
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Gelfand, Boris★
1-0Dortmund 1997 D53
Polgar, Judit vs Gelfand, Boris★
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1997 B92
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1997 E12
Gelfand, Boris vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Linares 14th 1997 D49
Gelfand, Boris vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1/2-1/2Linares 14th 1997 D19
Gelfand, Boris vs Topalov, Veselin★
0-1Linares 14th 1997 E92
Anand, Viswanathan vs Gelfand, Boris★
1-0FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 B50
Gelfand, Boris vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 D46
Gelfand, Boris vs Dreev, Alexey★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 D45
Dreev, Alexey vs Gelfand, Boris★
0-1FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 D12
Dreev, Alexey vs Gelfand, Boris★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 E34
Gelfand, Boris vs Dreev, Alexey★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 D45
Tkachiev, Vladislav vs Gelfand, Boris★
1-0FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 B25
Gelfand, Boris vs Tkachiev, Vladislav★
1-0FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 D27
Gelfand, Boris vs Tkachiev, Vladislav★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 E98
Tkachiev, Vladislav vs Gelfand, Boris★
0-1FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 B25
Gelfand, Boris vs Tkachiev, Vladislav★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 D39
Tkachiev, Vladislav vs Gelfand, Boris★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 B52
Lautier, Joel vs Gelfand, Boris★
0-1FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 D48
Lautier, Joel vs Gelfand, Boris★
0-1FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 D23
Gelfand, Boris vs Lautier, Joel★
1-0FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 D00
Gelfand, Boris vs Lautier, Joel★
0-1FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 E01
Gelfand, Boris vs Lautier, Joel★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 E12
Lautier, Joel vs Gelfand, Boris★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 E58
Gelfand, Boris vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1997 D55
Polgar, Judit vs Gelfand, Boris★
1/2-1/2Linares 14th 1997 B93
Adams, Michael vs Gelfand, Boris★
1-0Linares 14th 1997 B50
Kasparov, Gary vs Gelfand, Boris★
1/2-1/2Linares 14th 1997 B92
Gelfand, Boris vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2Linares 14th 1997 D27