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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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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 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab
1-0
Dortmund-A 1990 A42
Gelfand, Boris vs Ehlvest, Jaan
1-0
Manila Interzonal 1990 E12
Salov, Valery vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Linares 1990 D03
Gelfand, Boris vs Chernin, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Dortmund-A 1990 A60
Gelfand, Boris vs Seirawan, Yasser
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1990 A12
Gelfand, Boris vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
GMA-qual f 1990 E12
Gelfand, Boris vs Gurevich, Mikhail
1/2-1/2
Manila Interzonal 1990 E07
Sax, Gyula vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Manila Interzonal 1990 B93
Stohl, Igor vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Dortmund-A 1990 B08
Gelfand, Boris vs Brunner, Lucas
1/2-1/2
Dortmund-A 1990 E25
Gelfand, Boris vs Browne, Walter S
1-0
Dortmund-A 1990 E32
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 B96
Gelfand, Boris vs Andersson, Ulf
1-0
Tilburg 1990 E39
Gelfand, Boris vs Dzindzichashvili, Roman
1/2-1/2
Manila Interzonal 1990 E12
Bischoff, Klaus vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Dortmund-A 1990 A22
Lobron, Eric vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Dortmund-A 1990 E97
Gelfand, Boris vs Polgar, Zsuzsa
1/2-1/2
New York op 1989 A37
Gelfand, Boris vs Adams, Michael
1-0
GMA Baleares Open 1989 E32
Gelfand, Boris vs Polgar, Judit
1-0
OHRA-B 1989 A43
Anand, Viswanathan vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
GMA-Open 1989 B92
Gelfand, Boris vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
URS-ch56 1989 D37
Gelfand, Boris vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0
URS-chTJ 1989 E94
Adams, Michael vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
EU-ch U20 1988 B90
Khalifman, Alexander vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Vilnius 1988 D24
Gelfand, Boris vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
URS-FL56 1988 D47
Gelfand, Boris vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
URS-FL 1987 D94
Gelfand, Boris vs Shirov, Alexei
1-0
Riga op 1987 C78
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0
EU-ch U18 1987 E62
Khalifman, Alexander vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Minsk Int 1986 E94
Gelfand, Boris vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
SochiJ-A 1986 E04
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0
SochiJ-A 1986 E05
Nogerbek,Kazybek vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
KazChess Masters 2025 2025 D45
Gelfand,B vs Ansat,Aldiyar
1-0
KazChess Masters 2025 2025 D02
Gelfand,B vs Makhnev,Denis
1/2-1/2
KazChess Masters 2025 2025 A13
Chigaev,M vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
KazChess Masters 2025 2025 B30
Gelfand,B vs Sarana,A
1/2-1/2
KazChess Masters 2025 2025 A13
Nurgaliyev,Sauat vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
KazChess Masters 2025 2025 B33
Gelfand,B vs Karthikeyan,M2
1/2-1/2
KazChess Masters 2025 2025 A07
Mamedov,Edgar vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
KazChess Masters 2025 2025 D45
Gelfand,B vs Murzin,Volodar
1/2-1/2
KazChess Masters 2025 2025 A40
Gelfand,B vs Dotzer,Lukas
1/2-1/2
40th ECC Open 2025 2025 A14
Gelfand,B vs Sahidi,Samir
1/2-1/2
40th ECC Open 2025 2025 E11
Seel,C vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
40th ECC Open 2025 2025 D04
Gelfand,B vs Williams,Si1
1-0
40th ECC Open 2025 2025 A04
Hjartarson,J vs Gelfand,B
0-1
40th ECC Open 2025 2025 E49
Matlakov,M vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 2025 B30
Xu,Xiangyu vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 2025 E20
Gelfand,B vs Goryachkina,A
0-1
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 2025 D53
Demchenko,A vs Gelfand,B
1-0
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 2025 A37
Gelfand,B vs Narayanan,SL
1/2-1/2
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 2025 E08
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