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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1-0Paris Immopar rapid 1992 B90
Gelfand, Boris vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Munich 1992 E15
Gelfand, Boris vs Stohl, Igor
1-0Tilburg 1992 D85
Timman, Jan H vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Alekhine mem 1992 E50
Jussupow, Artur vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Alekhine mem 1992 E81
Rozentalis, Eduardas vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Tilburg 1992 B22
Gelfand, Boris vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0Alekhine mem 1992 D31
Gelfand, Boris vs Jussupow, Artur
1/2-1/2Belgrade Invest 1991 A25
Short, Nigel D vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Candidats qf1 1991 B93
Ehlvest, Jaan vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Linares 1991 B96
Gelfand, Boris vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0Munich 1991 E32
Gelfand, Boris vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1-0Belgrade Invest 1991 D36
Gelfand, Boris vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1Paris Immopar rapid 1991 E97
Gelfand, Boris vs Short, Nigel D
0-1Candidats qf1 1991 D63
Short, Nigel D vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Candidats qf1 1991 C42
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Paris Immopar blitz 1991 E94
Polgar, Judit vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Munich 1991 B93
Short, Nigel D vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Candidats qf1 1991 B23
Gelfand, Boris vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1-0Paris Immopar rapid 1991 C45
Gelfand, Boris vs Gurevich, Mikhail
0-1Linares 1991 A87
Gelfand, Boris vs Short, Nigel D
1-0Candidats qf1 1991 E14
Gelfand, Boris vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1Belgrade Invest 1991 D85
Kasparov, Gary vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Paris Immopar rapid 1991 B87
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Paris Immopar rapid 1991 E97
Salov, Valery vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Linares 1991 D79
Gelfand, Boris vs Speelman, Jonathan S
1/2-1/2Linares 1991 E05
Gelfand, Boris vs Short, Nigel D
0-1Candidats qf1 1991 D37
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Belgrade Invest 1991 A22
Short, Nigel D vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Candidats qf1 1991 C67
Gelfand, Boris vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2Candidats qf1 1991 D63
Gelfand, Boris vs Polgar, Zsuzsa
1/2-1/2Munich 1991 A13
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Munich 1991 E81
Andersson, Ulf vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Tilburg 1990 A31
Gelfand, Boris vs Nikolic, Predrag
1-0Manila Interzonal 1990 D16
Boensch, Uwe vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Dortmund-A 1990 E92
Gelfand, Boris vs Nikolic, Predrag
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1990 D27
Gelfand, Boris vs Gulko, Boris F
1-0Linares 1990 D26
Dreev, Alexey vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Manila Interzonal 1990 E18
Gelfand, Boris vs Lautier, Joel
1-0Manila Interzonal 1990 E12
Gelfand, Boris vs Kindermann, Stefan
1-0Dortmund-A 1990 D85
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Linares 1990 B87
Nikolic, Predrag vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1990 E15
Wahls, Matthias vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Dortmund-A 1990 B52
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2GMA-qual f 1990 A39
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Manila Interzonal 1990 E94
Seirawan, Yasser vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Tilburg 1990 E73
Yudasin, Leonid vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Manila Interzonal 1990 B96
Khalifman, Alexander vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2GMA-qual f 1990 C07
Georgiev, Kiril vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Manila Interzonal 1990 A29
Spraggett, Kevin vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Manila Interzonal 1990 B96