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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1-0World Blitz Final 2012 C02
Gelfand,B vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2World Blitz Final 2012 E15
Gelfand,B vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz Final 2012 A28
Karjakin,Sergey vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Blitz Final 2012 B53
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1World Blitz Final 2012 A80
Carlsen,M vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Blitz Final 2012 B53
Svidler,P vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Blitz Final 2012 B10
Gelfand,B vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2World Blitz Final 2012 D08
Gelfand,B vs Mamedyarov,S
1-0World Blitz Final 2012 B07
Radjabov,T vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Blitz Final 2012 A07
Gelfand,B vs Morozevich,A
1-0World Rapid Final 2012 D11
Mamedyarov,S vs Gelfand,B
1-0World Rapid Final 2012 A07
Topalov,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Rapid Final 2012 B30
Gelfand,B vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2World Rapid Final 2012 D37
Gelfand,B vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2World Rapid Final 2012 E47
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Rapid Final 2012 B90
Gelfand,B vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1World Rapid Final 2012 E15
Gelfand,B vs Radjabov,T
1/2-1/2World Rapid Final 2012 E94
Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2World Rapid Final 2012 A04
Gelfand,B vs Gashimov,V
1/2-1/274th Tata Steel GMA 2012 E15
Van Wely,L vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/274th Tata Steel GMA 2012 E21
Gelfand,B vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/227th ECC 2011 D37
Gelfand,B vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS Premier 2011 E06
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS Premier 2011 D16
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS Premier 2011 C42
Gashimov,V vs Gelfand,B
1-020th Amber Blindfold 2011 A22
Gelfand,B vs Gashimov,V
1-020th Amber Rapid 2011 A60
Karjakin,Sergey vs Gelfand,B
1-0VI World Blitz 2010 B90
Nakamura,Hi vs Gelfand,B
0-1VI World Blitz 2010 D31
Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2VI World Blitz 2010 A29
Gelfand,B vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2VI World Blitz 2010 A41
Radjabov,T vs Gelfand,B
1-0VI World Blitz 2010 A07
Gelfand,B vs Caruana,F
1/2-1/2VI World Blitz 2010 A15
Gelfand,B vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0VI World Blitz 2010 D77
Gelfand,B vs Radjabov,T
1/2-1/2VI World Blitz 2010 A48
Caruana,F vs Gelfand,B
1-0VI World Blitz 2010 B23
Gelfand,B vs Grischuk,A
1-0VI World Blitz 2010 E63
Gelfand,B vs Carlsen,M
1-0VI World Blitz 2010 E15
Gelfand,B vs Mamedyarov,S
0-1VI World Blitz 2010 A16
Svidler,P vs Gelfand,B
1-0VI World Blitz 2010 B10
Gelfand,B vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1VI World Blitz 2010 A09
Ponomariov,R vs Gelfand,B
0-1VI World Blitz 2010 D00
Aronian,L vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2VI World Blitz 2010 D11
Gelfand,B vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2VI World Blitz 2010 D11
Grischuk,A vs Gelfand,B
1-0VI World Blitz 2010 A20
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Gelfand,B
0-1VI World Blitz 2010 C10
Mamedyarov,S vs Gelfand,B
1-0VI World Blitz 2010 D11
Carlsen,M vs Gelfand,B
0-1VI World Blitz 2010 B20
Kramnik,V vs Gelfand,B
1-0VI World Blitz 2010 D00
Gelfand,B vs Ponomariov,R
0-1VI World Blitz 2010 A13