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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1/2-1/2Dortmund 1997 D27
Gelfand, Boris vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1997 E92
Nikolic, Predrag vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Linares 14th 1997 D73
Gelfand, Boris vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Investbanka 1997 A29
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Investbanka 1997 E97
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Investbanka 1997 A32
Gelfand, Boris vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2Investbanka 1997 A30
Shirov, Alexei vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Investbanka 1997 B90
Gelfand, Boris vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1Novgorod 1997 E12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Credit Suisse 1997 D46
Anand, Viswanathan vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Credit Suisse 1997 B90
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Credit Suisse 1997 A17
Gelfand, Boris vs Short, Nigel D
0-1Novgorod 1997 A40
Gelfand, Boris vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Novgorod 1997 E14
Short, Nigel D vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Novgorod 1997 B91
Gelfand, Boris vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1997 D46
Gelfand, Boris vs Piket, Jeroen
1/2-1/2Linares 14th 1997 E16
Dreev, Alexey vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Linares 14th 1997 E12
Anand, Viswanathan vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Dos Hermanas 1996 B90
Gelfand, Boris vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 E98
Piket, Jeroen vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Tilburg Fontys 1996 E97
Van Wely, Loek vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Tilburg Fontys 1996 D43
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Novgorod 1996 E14
Short, Nigel D vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Koop Tjuchem 1996 B92
Gelfand, Boris vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Amsterdam VSB 1996 E99
Topalov, Veselin vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Novgorod 1996 E97
Topalov, Veselin vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Vienna Millenium 1996 D37
Polgar, Judit vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Vienna Millenium 1996 B99
Gelfand, Boris vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1-0Novgorod 1996 B70
Gelfand, Boris vs Kamsky, Gata
1-0Dos Hermanas 1996 D85
Timman, Jan H vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 D43
Gelfand, Boris vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Amsterdam VSB 1996 D02
Shirov, Alexei vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Hoogovens 1996 B81
Gelfand, Boris vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Vienna Millenium 1996 A35
Adams, Michael vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Bundesliga 9697 1996 B50
Gelfand, Boris vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1Dos Hermanas 1996 A35
Anand, Viswanathan vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Hoogovens 1996 B23
Timman, Jan H vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Amsterdam VSB 1996 D00
Gelfand, Boris vs Kramnik, Vladimir
0-1EUCup Gr4 1996 D45
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Vienna Millenium 1996 E17
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Novgorod 1996 E97
Short, Nigel D vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Amsterdam VSB 1996 B92
Gelfand, Boris vs Polgar, Judit
1-0Dos Hermanas 1996 E98
Kasparov, Gary vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Moscow PCA-GP 1996 E05
Gelfand, Boris vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 A88
Lautier, Joel vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Tilburg Fontys 1996 B92
Gelfand, Boris vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0Dos Hermanas 1996 D85
Gelfand, Boris vs Leko, Peter
1-0EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 D85
Gelfand, Boris vs Jussupow, Artur
1/2-1/2Vienna Millenium 1996 E34
Polgar, Judit vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Novgorod 1996 B90