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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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Gelfand,B vs Mamedyarov,S
1/2-1/2
Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 2016 D12
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 2016 B30
Gelfand,B vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2
Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 2016 E21
Ponomariov,R vs Gelfand,B
0-1
Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 2016 B31
Mamedyarov,S vs Gelfand,B
1-0
Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 2016 D45
Gelfand,B vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 2016 A29
Gelfand,B vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2
Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 2016 D38
Gelfand,B vs Mamedyarov,S
0-1
Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 2016 D12
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 2016 B31
Gelfand,B vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
10th Tal Mem 2016 2016 A32
Svidler,P vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
10th Tal Mem 2016 2016 B31
Gelfand,B vs Tomashevsky,E
1/2-1/2
10th Tal Mem 2016 2016 E00
Kramnik,V vs Gelfand,B
1-0
10th Tal Mem 2016 2016 B96
Anand,V vs Gelfand,B
1-0
10th Tal Mem 2016 2016 B31
Gelfand,B vs Li Chao2
0-1
10th Tal Mem 2016 2016 D97
Mamedyarov,S vs Gelfand,B
1-0
10th Tal Mem 2016 2016 D43
Gelfand,B vs Giri,A
0-1
10th Tal Mem 2016 2016 E60
Aronian,L vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
10th Tal Mem 2016 2016 A35
Tomashevsky,E vs Gelfand,B
0-1
Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 2016 A09
Gelfand,B vs Li Chao2
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 2016 A10
Ponomariov,R vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup 2016 B91
Gelfand,B vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2
Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup 2016 E17
Gelfand,B vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup 2016 E68
Grischuk,A vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup 2016 B33
Gelfand,B vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
ACP Masters GpA 2015 2015 A15
Topalov,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
31st ECC Open 2015 2015 B33
Gelfand,B vs Petrosian,TL
1-0
World Blitz 2015 2015 A41
Gelfand,B vs Carlsen,M
0-1
World Blitz 2015 2015 A90
Gelfand,B vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2015 2015 D30
Radjabov,T vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2015 2015 D02
Gelfand,B vs Grischuk,A
0-1
World Blitz 2015 2015 A40
Gelfand,B vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
World Blitz 2015 2015 E06
Petrosian,TL vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2015 2015 A07
Karjakin,Sergey vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
KM FIDE GP 2015 2015 B94
Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P
1-0
KM FIDE GP 2015 2015 D97
Caruana,F vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
KM FIDE GP 2015 2015 E60
Gelfand,B vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
KM FIDE GP 2015 2015 E11
Grischuk,A vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
KM FIDE GP 2015 2015 B53
Gelfand,B vs Giri,A
1/2-1/2
KM FIDE GP 2015 2015 D38
Gelfand,B vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
KM FIDE GP 2015 2015 E97
Grischuk,A vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
10th World Teams 2015 2015 A33
Gelfand,B vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
10th World Teams 2015 2015 D38
Dominguez Perez,L vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
10th World Teams 2015 2015 B33
Gelfand,B vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2
10th World Teams 2015 2015 E04
Gelfand,B vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
10th World Teams 2015 2015 E06
Mamedyarov,S vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 2015 D11
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 2015 D27
Gelfand,B vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 2015 E01
Mamedyarov,S vs Gelfand,B
1-0
SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 D11
Gelfand,B vs Mamedyarov,S
0-1
SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 A40
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