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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0-1World Blitz 2019 2019 B35
Nozdrachev,V vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Blitz 2019 2019 B30
Gelfand,B vs Sychev,K
0-1World Blitz 2019 2019 D71
Shcherbakov,R vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Blitz 2019 2019 B31
Gelfand,B vs Zarnicki,P
1-0World Blitz 2019 2019 D02
Gelfand,B vs Carlsson,P
1-0World Blitz 2019 2019 B23
Gelfand,B vs Ruck,R1
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2019 2019 A28
Grachev,B vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2019 2019 A35
Gelfand,B vs Esipenko,Andrey
0-1World Blitz 2019 2019 E04
Bosiocic,Mari vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2019 2019 B31
Gelfand,B vs Gareev,T
0-1World Blitz 2019 2019 A41
Bluebaum,M vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2019 2019 A56
Gelfand,B vs Timofeev,Arty
1-0World Blitz 2019 2019 A88
Golubov,Saveliy vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Blitz 2019 2019 D02
Iljiushenok,I vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Blitz 2019 2019 B30
Gelfand,B vs Tregubov,P
1-0World Rapid 2019 2019 A35
Gelfand,B vs Fridman,D
1-0World Rapid 2019 2019 D31
Bartel,Mat vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2019 2019 B30
Adhiban,Baskaran vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2019 2019 E46
Gelfand,B vs Zvjaginsev,V
1-0World Rapid 2019 2019 A41
Riazantsev,A vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2019 2019 D30
Gelfand,B vs Yuffa,D
1-0World Rapid 2019 2019 E97
Dreev,A vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2019 2019 E32
Gelfand,B vs Huzman,A
1-0World Rapid 2019 2019 D35
Pigusov,E vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2019 2019 A04
Gelfand,B vs Glek,I
1-0World Rapid 2019 2019 D30
Narayanan,Sri vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2019 2019 A04
Gelfand,B vs Aravindh,Chithambaram VR.
0-1World Rapid 2019 2019 E60
Gelfand,B vs Deac,Bogdan-Daniel
1/2-1/213th Kings Rapid Match 1 2019 D30
Gelfand,B vs Deac,Bogdan-Daniel
1-013th Kings Rapid Match 1 2019 E06
Deac,Bogdan-Daniel vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/213th Kings Rapid Match 1 2019 E32
Deac,Bogdan-Daniel vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/213th Kings Rapid Match 1 2019 B33
Gelfand,B vs Abasov,N
1/2-1/2FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 A34
Matlakov,M vs Gelfand,B
1-0FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 D43
Gelfand,B vs Zhang Zhong
1-0FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 D30
Jumabayev,R vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 E04
Gelfand,B vs Adhiban,Baskaran
1/2-1/2FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 D12
Dreev,A vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 E32
Gelfand,B vs Adly,A
1-0FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 E05
Akopian,Vl vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 B33
Gelfand,B vs Nihal,Sarin
1-0FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 E04
Efimenko,Z vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 B33
Matlakov,M vs Gelfand,B
1-0FIDE World Cup 2019 2019 D43
Gelfand,B vs Matlakov,M
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2019 2019 A20
Gelfand,B vs Matlakov,M
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2019 2019 A28
Matlakov,M vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2019 2019 D47
Gelfand,B vs Lu Shanglei
1-0FIDE World Cup 2019 2019 E04
Lu Shanglei vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2019 2019 C43
Gelfand,B vs Lu Shanglei
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2019 2019 E04
Lu Shanglei vs Gelfand,B
0-1FIDE World Cup 2019 2019 C24