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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0-1Ayelen Invitational 2020 2020 B33
Kobalia,M vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Yuri Razuvaev Mem 2020 2020 B30
Gelfand,B vs Tomashevsky,E
1/2-1/2Yuri Razuvaev Mem 2020 2020 A40
Potkin,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Yuri Razuvaev Mem 2020 2020 A06
Lautier,J vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Yuri Razuvaev Mem 2020 2020 D43
Gelfand,B vs Motylev,A
1-0Yuri Razuvaev Mem 2020 2020 E10
Ding Liren vs Gelfand,B
0-1Legends of Chess Prelim 2020 E47
Ding Liren vs Gelfand,B
0-1Legends of Chess Prelim 2020 B30
Gelfand,B vs Ding Liren
1/2-1/2Legends of Chess Prelim 2020 E10
Gelfand,B vs Ding Liren
1/2-1/2Legends of Chess Prelim 2020 D86
Mishra,Abhimanyu vs Gelfand,B
0-1GM Gelfand Camp Blitz 2020 B32
Gelfand,B vs Easton,Jack
1-0GM Gelfand Camp Blitz 2020 A07
Xiong,Jeffery vs Gelfand,B
0-1GM Gelfand Camp Blitz 2020 B30
Gelfand,B vs Kumar,Nikhil
1-0GM Gelfand Camp Blitz 2020 D78
Gelfand,B vs Liang,Jason
1-0GM Gelfand Camp Blitz 2020 A14
Krush,I vs Gelfand,B
1-0GM Gelfand Camp Blitz 2020 E35
Arribas Lopez,A vs Gelfand,B
0-1GM Gelfand Camp Blitz 2020 B23
Gelfand,B vs Vivekananthan,Anish
1-0GM Gelfand Camp Blitz 2020 A05
Gelfand,B vs Liang,Awonder
0-1GM Gelfand Camp Blitz 2020 A05
He,Anthony vs Gelfand,B
0-1GM Gelfand Camp Blitz 2020 B32
Gelfand,B vs Yoo,Christopher Woojin
1/2-1/2GM Gelfand Camp Blitz 2020 A05
Turgut,Aydin vs Gelfand,B
0-1GM Gelfand Camp Blitz 2020 B32
Gelfand,B vs Ruiz C,J
1-0GM Gelfand Camp Blitz 2020 A07
Antipov,M2 vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Molodezhka vs ISR 2020 2020 B30
Gelfand,B vs Potkin,V
1-0Molodezhka vs ISR 2020 2020 A07
Kryakvin,D vs Gelfand,B
0-1Molodezhka vs ISR 2020 2020 A45
Gelfand,B vs Kryakvin,D
1/2-1/2Molodezhka vs ISR 2020 2020 A38
Kryakvin,D vs Gelfand,B
0-1Molodezhka vs ISR 2020 2020 D58
Gelfand,B vs Lomasov,Semyon
1-0Molodezhka vs ISR 2020 2020 E11
Paravyan,D vs Gelfand,B
0-1Molodezhka vs ISR 2020 2020 D78
Gelfand,B vs Lomasov,Semyon
1/2-1/26th Nutcracker Rapid 2020 A40
Gelfand,B vs Esipenko,Andrey
1-06th Nutcracker Rapid 2020 E06
Sarana,A vs Gelfand,B
0-16th Nutcracker Rapid 2020 D37
Yuffa,D vs Gelfand,B
0-16th Nutcracker Rapid 2020 E04
Gelfand,B vs Yuffa,D
1-06th Nutcracker Rapid 2020 E11
Esipenko,Andrey vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/26th Nutcracker Rapid 2020 A33
Gelfand,B vs Sarana,A
1-06th Nutcracker Rapid 2020 A07
Lomasov,Semyon vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/26th Nutcracker Rapid 2020 B31
Gelfand,B vs Yuffa,D
1/2-1/26th Nutcracker Classical 2020 E11
Gelfand,B vs Sarana,A
1/2-1/26th Nutcracker Classical 2020 D78
Esipenko,Andrey vs Gelfand,B
1-06th Nutcracker Classical 2020 A33
Lomasov,Semyon vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/26th Nutcracker Classical 2020 B31
Rodshtein,M vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2TCh-CZE Extraliga 2019-20 2020 A37
Gelfand,B vs Movsesian,S
1/2-1/2TCh-CZE Extraliga 2019-20 2020 E01
Hansen,Eric vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2019 2019 B31
Gelfand,B vs Adhiban,Baskaran
1-0World Blitz 2019 2019 E97
Gelfand,B vs Christiansen,Johan-Sebastian
1-0World Blitz 2019 2019 A04
Gelfand,B vs Khusnutdinov,R
0-1World Blitz 2019 2019 A31
Gelfand,B vs Jobava,Ba
1-0World Blitz 2019 2019 D12
Savchenko,B vs Gelfand,B
1-0World Blitz 2019 2019 B20