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
View PrintGames (4018)
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1-0Dos Hermanas 1996 D85
Shirov, Alexei vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Vienna Millenium 1996 B90
Gelfand, Boris vs Sutovskij, Emil
1-0Tilburg Fontys 1996 E94
Gelfand, Boris vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1Dos Hermanas 1996 A35
Shirov, Alexei vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Koop Tjuchem 1996 B90
Gelfand, Boris vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Amsterdam VSB 1996 E99
Gelfand, Boris vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2Novgorod 1996 D37
Timman, Jan H vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 D43
Polgar, Judit vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Vienna Millenium 1996 B99
Gelfand, Boris vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Novgorod 1996 D85
Gelfand, Boris vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Vienna Millenium 1996 A35
Gelfand, Boris vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Amsterdam VSB 1996 A33
Gelfand, Boris vs Leko, Peter
1-0EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 D85
Topalov, Veselin vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Novgorod 1996 E97
Topalov, Veselin vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Dos Hermanas 1996 D17
Shirov, Alexei vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Madrid 1996 B90
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1996 D78
Adams, Michael vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Bundesliga 9697 1996 B50
Topalov, Veselin vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Vienna Millenium 1996 D37
Gelfand, Boris vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Koop Tjuchem 1996 A43
Anand, Viswanathan vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Hoogovens 1996 B23
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Vienna Millenium 1996 E97
Gelfand, Boris vs Almasi, Zoltan
1/2-1/2Tilburg Fontys 1996 A17
Gelfand, Boris vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 A88
Gelfand, Boris vs Svidler, Peter
1-0Koop Tjuchem 1996 E73
Morozevich, Alexander vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Madrid 1996 B87
Gelfand, Boris vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Novgorod 1996 E94
Gelfand, Boris vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1-0Novgorod 1996 B70
Short, Nigel D vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Amsterdam VSB 1996 B92
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Candidats FIDE f1 1995 D79
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1995 D12
Gavrikov, Viktor vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Biel 1995 E63
Adams, Michael vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Belgrade Invest 1995 D00
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Candidats FIDE f1 1995 A29
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Candidats FIDE f1 1995 B12
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Candidats FIDE f1 1995 B12
Hodgson, Julian M vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Biel 1995 A11
Gelfand, Boris vs De Firmian, Nick E
1/2-1/2Biel 1995 E43
Leko, Peter vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Belgrade Invest 1995 B93
Gelfand, Boris vs Kindermann, Stefan
1/2-1/2Biel 1995 A10
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2EUCup f 1995 B52
Shirov, Alexei vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Dos Hermanas 1995 B96
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Candidats FIDE f1 1995 A59
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Candidats FIDE f1 1995 E14
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Candidats FIDE f1 1995 D12
Gelfand, Boris vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0Belgrade Invest 1995 A57
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Belgrade Invest 1995 D43
Timman, Jan H vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Belgrade Invest 1995 D43
Gelfand, Boris vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1995 D85
Gelfand, Boris vs Dreev, Alexey
1/2-1/2Biel 1995 D48