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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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1-0

Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P

6th Zurich Opening Blitz

2017

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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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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 Carlsen,M
0-1
World Blitz 2009 A48
Kramnik,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2009 A11
Gelfand,B vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
World Blitz 2009 A37
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
1-0
World Blitz 2009 B90
Gelfand,B vs Karpov,Ana
0-1
World Blitz 2009 E20
Gelfand,B vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2009 D76
Gelfand,B vs Mamedyarov,S
1-0
World Blitz 2009 A48
Leko,P vs Gelfand,B
1-0
World Blitz 2009 B90
Gelfand,B vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
World Blitz 2009 B50
Aronian,L vs Gelfand,B
1-0
World Blitz 2009 D58
Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
25th ECC 2009 D85
Aronian,L vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
25th ECC 2009 D45
Gelfand,B vs Leko,P
1-0
5th FIDE GP 2009 E15
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Gelfand,B
0-1
5th FIDE GP 2009 D47
Gelfand,B vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
5th FIDE GP 2009 D15
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
1-0
5th FIDE GP 2009 A20
Aronian,L vs Gelfand,B
1-0
5th FIDE GP 2009 D43
Karjakin,Sergey vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
5th FIDE GP 2009 C43
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
GM 2009 E11
Gelfand,B vs Morozevich,A
0-1
GM 2009 E04
Caruana,F vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
GM 2009 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
GM 2009 A15
Morozevich,A vs Gelfand,B
1-0
GM 2009 C24
Gelfand,B vs Caruana,F
1/2-1/2
GM 2009 E32
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Gelfand,B
0-1
Richard Riordan GM Blitz 2009 C22
Beliavsky,A vs Gelfand,B
0-1
Richard Riordan GM Blitz 2009 D47
Beliavsky,A vs Gelfand,B
1-0
Richard Riordan GM Rapid 2009 D43
Gelfand,B vs Polgar,Ju
1-0
Richard Riordan GM Rapid 2009 B40
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Richard Riordan GM Rapid 2009 C42
Kamsky,G vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
III Kings' Tournament 2009 C24
Gelfand,B vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
III Kings' Tournament 2009 A15
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
III Kings' Tournament 2009 A04
Gelfand,B vs Radjabov,T
1/2-1/2
III Kings' Tournament 2009 E97
Shirov,A vs Gelfand,B
0-1
III Kings' Tournament 2009 E15
Gelfand,B vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
III Kings' Tournament 2009 D86
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
III Kings' Tournament 2009 C42
Radjabov,T vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
III Kings' Tournament 2009 C42
Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
3rd ACP World Rapid Cup 2009 A15
Svidler,P vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
3rd ACP World Rapid Cup 2009 A29
Svidler,P vs Gelfand,B
0-1
3rd ACP World Rapid Cup 2009 A28
Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P
1-0
3rd ACP World Rapid Cup 2009 A32
Gelfand,B vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
4th FIDE GP 2009 D15
Gelfand,B vs Mamedyarov,S
1-0
4th FIDE GP 2009 E10
Leko,P vs Gelfand,B
1-0
4th FIDE GP 2009 C42
Gelfand,B vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
4th FIDE GP 2009 D37
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Gelfand,B
0-1
4th FIDE GP 2009 D43
Kamsky,G vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
4th FIDE GP 2009 E04
Svidler,P vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
4th FIDE GP 2009 D43
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
4th FIDE GP 2009 D12
Grischuk,A vs Gelfand,B
1-0
4th FIDE GP 2009 D58
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