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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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Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1999 E04
Gelfand, Boris vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1999 D37
Adams, Michael vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1999 B31
Gelfand, Boris vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1999 A39
Gelfand, Boris vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1999 B27
Gelfand, Boris vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 1999 D85
Van Wely, Loek vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0
Amber Blindfold 1999 E15
Gelfand, Boris vs Piket, Jeroen
1-0
Amber Blindfold 1999 D46
Piket, Jeroen vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 1999 E15
Nikolic, Predrag vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 1999 D39
Gelfand, Boris vs Nikolic, Predrag
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 1999 A87
Lautier, Joel vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0
Amber Blindfold 1999 D19
Gelfand, Boris vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 1999 E12
Timman, Jan H vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1998 E15
Gelfand, Boris vs Polgar, Judit
1-0
Hoogovens 1998 E54
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Cap d'Agde KO 1998 D46
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Cap d'Agde KO 1998 D46
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Cap d'Agde KO 1998 E20
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Cap d'Agde KO 1998 A29
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Cap d'Agde KO 1998 A30
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Cap d'Agde KO 1998 D35
Gelfand, Boris vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0
Cap d'Agde KO 1998 D85
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Cap d'Agde KO 1998 B90
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Cap d'Agde-B 1998 B92
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Rubinstein mem 35th 1998 B31
Gelfand, Boris vs Shirov, Alexei
1-0
Rubinstein mem 35th 1998 D85
Leko, Peter vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Rubinstein mem 35th 1998 B33
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Rubinstein mem 35th 1998 D37
Topalov, Veselin vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1998 B97
Gelfand, Boris vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1998 D47
Gelfand, Boris vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1998 E97
Adams, Michael vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1998 B50
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0
Hoogovens 1998 D11
Gelfand, Boris vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens Blitz 1998 A35
Gelfand, Boris vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens Blitz 1998 E32
Gelfand, Boris vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
Hoogovens Blitz 1998 A29
Gelfand, Boris vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens Blitz 1998 B52
Gelfand, Boris vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0
Hoogovens Blitz 1998 A08
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1998 D37
Gelfand, Boris vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0
Novgorod 1997 E12
Gelfand, Boris vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
Dos Hermanas 1997 E41
Anand, Viswanathan vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1997 B92
Gelfand, Boris vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1997 E92
Topalov, Veselin vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Novgorod 1997 A29
Kasparov, Gary vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0
Novgorod 1997 E15
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Novgorod 1997 D15
Shirov, Alexei vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1997 B92
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1997 D46
Gelfand, Boris vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Investbanka 1997 A41
Polgar, Judit vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1997 B90
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