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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0-119th Amber Rapid 2010 A22
Gelfand,B vs Gashimov,V
1-019th Amber Blindfold 2010 D10
Topalov,V vs Gelfand,B
1-0XXVII SuperGM 2010 C42
Gelfand,B vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2XXVII SuperGM 2010 D15
Gelfand,B vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2XXVII SuperGM 2010 A29
Aronian,L vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2XXVII SuperGM 2010 D48
Gelfand,B vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2XXVII SuperGM 2010 E05
Grischuk,A vs Gelfand,B
1-0XXVII SuperGM 2010 E55
Gelfand,B vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/27th World Team Championship 2010 E10
Gelfand,B vs Nakamura,Hi
0-17th World Team Championship 2010 E97
Aronian,L vs Gelfand,B
1-07th World Team Championship 2010 D45
Ponomariov,R vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Cup 2009 D11
Gelfand,B vs Ponomariov,R
1-0World Cup 2009 A40
Ponomariov,R vs Gelfand,B
1-0World Cup 2009 D11
Gelfand,B vs Ponomariov,R
0-1World Cup 2009 A04
Gelfand,B vs Ponomariov,R
1-0World Cup 2009 D20
Gelfand,B vs Ponomariov,R
1-0World Cup 2009 E04
Ponomariov,R vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Cup 2009 D11
Ponomariov,R vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Cup 2009 A07
Gelfand,B vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2World Cup 2009 E06
Ponomariov,R vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Cup 2009 D11
Gelfand,B vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2World Cup 2009 E10
Ponomariov,R vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Cup 2009 C42
Karjakin,Sergey vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Cup 2009 C55
Gelfand,B vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0World Cup 2009 D45
Polgar,Ju vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Cup 2009 C43
Polgar,Ju vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Cup 2009 C43
Gelfand,B vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2World Cup 2009 A15
Polgar,Ju vs Gelfand,B
1-0World Cup 2009 C24
Gelfand,B vs Polgar,Ju
1-0World Cup 2009 E15
Karjakin,Sergey vs Gelfand,B
1-0World Blitz 2009 C10
Carlsen,M vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 A33
Gelfand,B vs Ponomariov,R
0-1World Blitz 2009 D10
Dominguez Perez,L vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 C10
Karpov,Ana vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Blitz 2009 D30
Gelfand,B vs Morozevich,A
0-1World Blitz 2009 E21
Anand,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 C10
Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 A29
Gelfand,B vs Kramnik,V
0-1World Blitz 2009 D45
Polgar,Ju vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Blitz 2009 C10
Mamedyarov,S vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Blitz 2009 D45
Svidler,P vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 A26
Grischuk,A vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 A62
Gelfand,B vs Polgar,Ju
1-0World Blitz 2009 C00
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Blitz 2009 E63
Ponomariov,R vs Gelfand,B
1-0World Blitz 2009 D12
Gelfand,B vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 E14
Morozevich,A vs Gelfand,B
1-0World Blitz 2009 A00
Gelfand,B vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 E12
Gelfand,B vs Carlsen,M
0-1World Blitz 2009 A48