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
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1-035th Leon GM 2022 2022 B30
Kramnik,V vs Gelfand,B
1-0Levitov Chess 50k 2022 2022 D02
Grischuk,A vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Levitov Chess 50k 2022 2022 B35
Svidler,P vs Gelfand,B
0-1Levitov Chess 50k 2022 2022 B30
Gelfand,B vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2Levitov Chess 50k 2022 2022 D11
Gelfand,B vs Petrosian,TL
0-1World Blitz 2021 2021 A41
Carlsen,M vs Gelfand,B
1-0World Blitz 2021 2021 B23
Caruana,F vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Blitz 2021 2021 B30
Gukesh,D vs Gelfand,B
1-0World Rapid 2021 2021 D43
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2021 2021 B30
Gelfand,B vs Abdusattorov,Nodirbek
0-1World Rapid 2021 2021 E04
Gelfand,B vs Mamedyarov,S
1-0World Rapid 2021 2021 D85
Gelfand,B vs Erigaisi,Arjun
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2021 2021 E04
Giri,A vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2021 2021 D02
Gelfand,B vs Adams,Mi
1-012th LCC ENG v ROW 2021 2021 E10
Adams,Mi vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/212th LCC ENG v ROW 2021 2021 B30
Gelfand,B vs Ganguly,S
1/2-1/2Lindores Abbey Tal Mem 2021 E06
Gelfand,B vs Mamedov,Rau
1/2-1/2Lindores Abbey Tal Mem 2021 E91
Kuzubov,Y vs Gelfand,B
0-1Lindores Abbey Tal Mem 2021 D45
Gelfand,B vs Jumabayev,R
1-0Lindores Abbey Tal Mem 2021 D15
Gelfand,B vs Martirosyan,Haik M.
0-1Lindores Abbey Tal Mem 2021 D37
Shevchenko,Kirill vs Gelfand,B
1-0Lindores Abbey Tal Mem 2021 B23
Martirosyan,Haik M. vs Gelfand,B
1-0Lindores Abbey Tal Mem 2021 D43
Gelfand,B vs Predke,A
1-0Lindores Abbey Tal Mem 2021
Gelfand,B vs Kuzubov,Y
1-0Lindores Abbey Tal Mem 2021 E11
Gelfand,B vs Shevchenko,Kirill
1/2-1/2Lindores Abbey Tal Mem 2021 E97
Cori T.,D vs Gelfand,B
0-1Lindores Abbey Tal Mem 2021 D02
Predke,A vs Gelfand,B
1-0Lindores Abbey Tal Mem 2021 E49
Mamedov,Rau vs Gelfand,B
1-0Lindores Abbey Tal Mem 2021 A04
Ganguly,S vs Gelfand,B
0-1Lindores Abbey Tal Mem 2021 B33
Gelfand,B vs Cori T.,D
1-0Lindores Abbey Tal Mem 2021 E94
Jumabayev,R vs Gelfand,B
0-1Lindores Abbey Tal Mem 2021 B53
Praggnanandhaa,R vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 2021 B30
Giri,A vs Gelfand,B
1-0Tolstoy Mem 2021 2021 D43
Abdusattorov,Nodirbek vs Gelfand,B
0-1Tolstoy Mem 2021 2021 E32
Gelfand,B vs Studer,N
1-054th Biel GM 2021 2021 D27
Alekseenko,K vs Gelfand,B
1-054th Biel GM 2021 2021 B30
Gelfand,B vs Lagarde,Max
1-054th Biel GM 2021 2021 A40
Gelfand,B vs Lagarde,Max
0-154th Biel GM Blitz 2021 2021 A81
Alekseenko,K vs Gelfand,B
1-054th Biel GM Blitz 2021 2021 B23
Gelfand,B vs Nihal,Sarin
0-154th Biel GM Blitz 2021 2021 E06
Lagarde,Max vs Gelfand,B
0-154th Biel GM Blitz 2021 2021 B33
Studer,N vs Gelfand,B
0-154th Biel GM Blitz 2021 2021 E10
Gelfand,B vs Pichot,A
1-054th Biel GM Blitz 2021 2021 E04
Nihal,Sarin vs Gelfand,B
0-154th Biel GM Blitz 2021 2021 A04
Gelfand,B vs Alekseenko,K
0-154th Biel GM Blitz 2021 2021 E10
Gelfand,B vs Studer,N
1-054th Biel GM Blitz 2021 2021 E04
Pichot,A vs Gelfand,B
1-054th Biel GM Blitz 2021 2021 B33
Nihal,Sarin vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/254th Biel GM 2021 2021 A04
Gelfand,B vs Pichot,A
0-154th Biel GM 2021 2021 A14