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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1-0Biel 1995 E34
Gelfand, Boris vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Belgrade Invest 1995 A35
Gelfand, Boris vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1995 E98
Tkachiev, Vladislav vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Biel 1995 B97
Gelfand, Boris vs Brunner, Lucas
1-0Biel 1995 B12
Milov, Vadim vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Biel 1995 D00
Gelfand, Boris vs Shirov, Alexei
1-0Belgrade Invest 1995 A16
Adianto, Utut vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Biel 1995 E63
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Belgrade Invest 1995 B93
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Candidats FIDE f1 1995 C92
Gelfand, Boris vs Campora, Daniel H
1/2-1/2Biel 1995 C55
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Candidats FIDE f1 1995 D73
Gelfand, Boris vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1995 E14
Topalov, Veselin vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Belgrade Invest 1995 D18
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Candidats FIDE sf2 1994 B52
Adams, Michael vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Candidats FIDE m1 1994 B97
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Cap d'Agde 1994 A48
Kasparov, Gary vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Horgen CS 1994 B93
Adams, Michael vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Candidats FIDE m1 1994 B22
Adams, Michael vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Cap d'Agde 1994 B80
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Cap d'Agde 1994 A48
Gelfand, Boris vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1-0Munich Express 1994 C10
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1994 E62
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Candidats FIDE sf2 1994 B52
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Cap d'Agde 1994 B66
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Linares 1994 E92
Gelfand, Boris vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Candidats FIDE sf2 1994 A50
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Cap d'Agde 1994 B51
Gelfand, Boris vs Jussupow, Artur
0-1Horgen CS 1994 C42
Gelfand, Boris vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Candidats FIDE m1 1994 C54
Lautier, Joel vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Linares 1994 B22
Polgar, Judit vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Dos Hermanas 1994 B87
Gelfand, Boris vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1Moscow ol (Men) 1994 A70
Gelfand, Boris vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2Horgen CS 1994 D20
Gelfand, Boris vs Adams, Michael
1-0Candidats FIDE m1 1994 A43
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Candidats FIDE sf2 1994 B52
Gelfand, Boris vs Adams, Michael
1-0Candidats FIDE m1 1994 B07
Adams, Michael vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Candidats FIDE m1 1994 B96
Gelfand, Boris vs Jussupow, Artur
1/2-1/2Munich SKA 1994 C24
Gelfand, Boris vs Adams, Michael
1-0Candidats FIDE m1 1994 D20
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Munich SKA 1994 B23
Gelfand, Boris vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1-0Candidats FIDE sf2 1994 D40
Bareev, Evgeny vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Linares 1994 E71
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Cap d'Agde 1994 B58
Gelfand, Boris vs Shirov, Alexei
0-1Horgen CS 1994 E97
Gelfand, Boris vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
0-1Munich SKA 1994 E58
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Candidats FIDE sf2 1994 B22
Leko, Peter vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Munich Express 1994 B51
Kasparov, Gary vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Moscow ol (Men) 1994 B87
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Cap d'Agde 1994 A48