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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1-0Candidats FIDE sf2 1994 A34
Gelfand, Boris vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Candidats FIDE sf2 1994 B30
Adams, Michael vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Candidats FIDE m1 1994 B22
Gelfand, Boris vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Dos Hermanas 1994 A89
Gelfand, Boris vs Nogueiras, Jesus
1-0Biel Interzonal 1993 D37
Salov, Valery vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Biel Interzonal 1993 D14
Gelfand, Boris vs Bareev, Evgeny
1/2-1/2Linares 1993 D47
Dreev, Alexey vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1993 E81
Gelfand, Boris vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2Chalkidiki Nikiti 1993 D15
Yudasin, Leonid vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Biel Interzonal 1993 B90
Salov, Valery vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Linares 1993 A49
Gelfand, Boris vs Shirov, Alexei
1-0Chalkidiki Afitos 1993 D15
Gelfand, Boris vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Chalkidiki Afitos 1993 C16
Gelfand, Boris vs Dreev, Alexey
0-1Tilburg 1993 D48
Shirov, Alexei vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Chalkidiki Nikiti 1993 E99
Shirov, Alexei vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Chalkidiki Afitos 1993 B90
Gelfand, Boris vs Kozul, Zdenko
1-0Biel Interzonal 1993 D85
Gelfand, Boris vs Rogers, Ian
1-0Biel Interzonal 1993 A42
Jussupow, Artur vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Munich 1993 A65
Lobron, Eric vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Biel Interzonal 1993 B07
Gelfand, Boris vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Munich 1993 A57
Van der Sterren, Paul vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Biel Interzonal 1993 E97
Gelfand, Boris vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2Munich 1993 C54
Adams, Michael vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Chalkidiki Afitos 1993 D00
Bareev, Evgeny vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Biel Interzonal 1993 E73
Salov, Valery vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Linares 1992 A28
Gelfand, Boris vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0Tilburg rapid15 1992 D47
Gelfand, Boris vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0Tilburg 1992 E12
Rozentalis, Eduardas vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Tilburg rapid15 1992 B22
Gelfand, Boris vs Kengis, Edvins
1-0Tilburg 1992 C10
Gelfand, Boris vs Rozentalis, Eduardas
1-0Tilburg 1992 E49
Kamsky, Gata vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Alekhine mem 1992 B96
Gelfand, Boris vs Shirov, Alexei
0-1Alekhine mem 1992 A21
Gelfand, Boris vs Jussupow, Artur
1-0Munich 1992 E11
Gelfand, Boris vs Rozentalis, Eduardas
1-0Tilburg rapid 1992 A45
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Tilburg rapid 1992 E39
Gelfand, Boris vs Shirov, Alexei
0-1Paris Immopar rapid 1992 E04
Salov, Valery vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Reggio Emilia9192 1992 D03
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Tilburg 1992 E99
Gelfand, Boris vs Bareev, Evgeny
1-0Linares 1992 C11
Gelfand, Boris vs Rozentalis, Eduardas
1-0Tilburg rapid15 1992 A45
Kengis, Edvins vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1992 B96
Stohl, Igor vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1992 E62
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Alekhine mem 1992 E12
Gelfand, Boris vs Speelman, Jonathan S
1/2-1/2Linares 1992 B09
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Tilburg rapid15 1992 A14
Gelfand, Boris vs Gurevich, Mikhail
1/2-1/2Reggio Emilia9192 1992 C11
Gelfand, Boris vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
0-1Tilburg rapid 1992 A84
Rozentalis, Eduardas vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Tilburg rapid 1992 B22
Gelfand, Boris vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1-0Linares 1992 D48