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Gelfand, Boris

modern era

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

Most Faced Opponents

Svidler,P99 gamesIvanchuk,V95 gamesAnand,V88 gamesGrischuk,A80 gamesLeko,P76 gamesKramnik,V76 gamesAronian,L70 gamesMamedyarov,S61 gamesMorozevich,A56 gamesPonomariov,R53 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
0-1

Dreev, Alexey vs Gelfand, Boris

FIDE-Wch k.o.

1997

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FCGFCG
1-0

Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P

6th Zurich Opening Blitz

2017

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0-1

Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly

Amber Blindfold

1999

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FCGFCG
1-0

Gelfand,B vs Dreev,A

WCC

2005

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FCGFCG
1-0

Sychev,K vs Gelfand,B

PNWCC Online Blitz JP 13

2020

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FCGFCG
0-1

Kramnik,V vs Gelfand,B

Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz

2017

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FCGFCG
1-0

Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V

Amber Blindfold

2006

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FCGFCG
1-0

Gelfand,B vs Pantsulaia,L

WCC

2005

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FCGFCG
1-0

Anand,V vs Gelfand,B

Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz

2017

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FCGFCG
0-1

Gelfand,B vs Anand,V

Amber Blindfold

2008

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Games (4018)

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