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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1-06th Zurich Opening Blitz 2017 E10
Nakamura,Hi vs Gelfand,B★
1-06th Zurich Opening Blitz 2017 A30
Gelfand,B vs Kramnik,V★
1/2-1/26th Zurich Opening Blitz 2017 E10
Gelfand,B vs Aronian,L★
0-1Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 2016 A14
Gelfand,B vs Nepomniachtchi,I★
0-1Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 2016 A48
Anand,V vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 2016 B90
Giri,A vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 2016 B90
Kramnik,V vs Gelfand,B★
1-0Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 2016 D03
Gelfand,B vs Mamedyarov,S★
0-1Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 2016 A22
Svidler,P vs Gelfand,B★
1-0Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 2016 A07
Gelfand,B vs Morozevich,A★
1-05th Zurich CC Match 2016 E11
Morozevich,A vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/25th Zurich CC Match 2016 D97
Kramnik,V vs Gelfand,B★
0-1Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 A05
Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P★
0-1Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 A41
Gelfand,B vs Morozevich,A★
1-0Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 E11
Mamedyarov,S vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 E60
Gelfand,B vs Nepomniachtchi,I★
1/2-1/2Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 A80
Gelfand,B vs Leko,P★
1/2-1/2Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 E10
Karjakin,Sergey vs Gelfand,B★
0-1Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 A04
Gelfand,B vs Grischuk,A★
1/2-1/2Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 D91
Svidler,P vs Gelfand,B★
1-0Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 B50
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 B53
Gelfand,B vs Mamedyarov,S★
0-1Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 D11
Morozevich,A vs Gelfand,B★
1-0Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 D90
Grischuk,A vs Gelfand,B★
1-0Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 A45
Leko,P vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 A15
Gelfand,B vs Kramnik,V★
1-0Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 A41
Gelfand,B vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014 D27
Svidler,P vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 2014 B90
Gelfand,B vs Radjabov,T★
1-0Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 2014 E06
Mamedyarov,S vs Gelfand,B★
1-0Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 2014 E60
Gelfand,B vs Nakamura,Hi★
1/2-1/2Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 2014 A88
Gelfand,B vs Kasimdzhanov,R★
1/2-1/2Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 2014 D37
Karjakin,Sergey vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 2014 B90
Dominguez Perez,L vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 2014 B33
Gelfand,B vs Grischuk,A★
1-0Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 2014 E17
Caruana,F vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 2014 B90
Shirov,A vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/241st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 E60
Gelfand,B vs Leko,P★
1/2-1/241st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 E15
Gelfand,B vs Dominguez Perez,L★
1/2-1/241st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 E60
Giri,A vs Gelfand,B★
1-041st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 D70
Gelfand,B vs Nakamura,Hi★
0-1Zurich CC Rapid 2014 2014 A80
Caruana,F vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2Zurich CC Rapid 2014 2014 B52
Gelfand,B vs Carlsen,M★
0-1Zurich CC Rapid 2014 2014 A58
Anand,V vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2Zurich CC Rapid 2014 2014 B92
Gelfand,B vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2Zurich CC Rapid 2014 2014 E06
Nakamura,Hi vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 2014 B30
Gelfand,B vs Nakamura,Hi★
1-0Zurich Chess Challenge Extra Rapid 2014 2014 A46
Gelfand,B vs Anand,V★
0-1Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 2014 D11
Aronian,L vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 2014 E60