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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 Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 E15
Leko,P vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 D45
Gelfand,B vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 B52
Grischuk,A vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A45
Gelfand,B vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 D27
Dominguez Perez,L vs Gelfand,B
0-1
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A36
Gelfand,B vs Mamedyarov,S
0-1
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A50
Radjabov,T vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A12
Gelfand,B vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 D91
Gelfand,B vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A04
Aronian,L vs Gelfand,B
0-1
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 D85
Mamedyarov,S vs Gelfand,B
1-0
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 D11
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 E11
Leko,P vs Gelfand,B
1-0
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A34
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
0-1
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 B90
Gelfand,B vs Ponomariov,R
1-0
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 D30
Gelfand,B vs Aronian,L
1-0
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 E60
Ponomariov,R vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 E60
Gelfand,B vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 E15
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Gelfand,B
0-1
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 B90
Gelfand,B vs Radjabov,T
0-1
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A90
Gelfand,B vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Rapid 2014 2014 D30
Radjabov,T vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Rapid 2014 2014 D97
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
1-0
SportAccord Rapid 2014 2014 B90
Inarkiev,E vs Gelfand,B
0-1
Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 E10
Gelfand,B vs Kosteniuk,A
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 E17
Tomashevsky,E vs Gelfand,B
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 A48
Kosteniuk,A vs Gelfand,B
0-1
Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 B22
Gelfand,B vs Tomashevsky,E
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 E11
Gelfand,B vs Inarkiev,E
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 E10
Gelfand,B vs Leko,P
1-0
Petrosian Memorial 2014 2014 A35
Gelfand,B vs Morozevich,A
1-0
Petrosian Memorial 2014 2014 D11
Kramnik,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Petrosian Memorial 2014 2014 D91
Gelfand,B vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Petrosian Memorial 2014 2014 D83
Aronian,L vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Petrosian Memorial 2014 2014 A35
Radjabov,T vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 2014 A35
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 2014 B90
Caruana,F vs Gelfand,B
1-0
Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 2014 E35
Nakamura,Hi vs Gelfand,B
1-0
Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 2014 B52
Mamedyarov,S vs Gelfand,B
1-0
Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 2014 E60
Gelfand,B vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 2014 E15
Giri,A vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 2014 E60
Gelfand,B vs Tomashevsky,E
1/2-1/2
Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 2014 D30
Gelfand,B vs Andreikin,D
1-0
Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 2014 E15
Gelfand,B vs Saric,Iv
1-0
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 D11
Megaranto,S vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 B51
Gelfand,B vs Kovalyov,A
1/2-1/2
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 E15
Zhigalko,S vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 B90
Gelfand,B vs Amonatov,F
1-0
41st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 E94
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