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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1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2019 2019 C46
Gelfand,B vs Lu Shanglei
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2019 2019 E04
Bareev,E vs Gelfand,B
1-0Levitov Chess Week Rapid 2019 E12
Gelfand,B vs Bareev,E
1-0Levitov Chess Week Blitz 2019 A43
Gelfand,B vs McShane,L
1-0Netanya Masters 2019 2019 E94
Postny,E vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Netanya Masters 2019 2019 E00
Gelfand,B vs Smirin,I
1-0Netanya Masters 2019 2019 E97
Nabaty,T vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Netanya Masters 2019 2019 A46
Gelfand,B vs Eljanov,P
1/2-1/2Netanya Masters 2019 2019 E18
Rodshtein,M vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Netanya Masters 2019 2019 A36
Gelfand,B vs Dubov,Daniil
1/2-1/2Netanya Masters 2019 2019 A14
Gelfand,B vs Wei Yi
0-1Armageddon: Chess for TV 2019 A48
Wei Yi vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Armageddon: Chess for TV 2019 E00
Gelfand,B vs Vidit,S
1/2-1/2IMSA World Masters Blitz 2019 D12
Gelfand,B vs Andreikin,D
0-1IMSA World Masters Blitz 2019 E10
Andreikin,D vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2IMSA World Masters Blitz 2019 A07
Vidit,S vs Gelfand,B
1-0IMSA World Masters Blitz 2019 E00
Gelfand,B vs Mamedov,Rau
1-0IMSA World Masters Blitz 2019 D37
Gelfand,B vs Wang Hao
1-0IMSA World Masters Blitz 2019 E06
Gelfand,B vs Cheparinov,I
1-0IMSA World Masters Blitz 2019 A84
Bu Xiangzhi vs Gelfand,B
1-0IMSA World Masters Blitz 2019 D45
Mamedov,Rau vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2IMSA World Masters Blitz 2019 C26
Gelfand,B vs Bu Xiangzhi
0-1IMSA World Masters Blitz 2019 D52
Korobov,A vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2IMSA World Masters Blitz 2019 E54
Cheparinov,I vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2IMSA World Masters Blitz 2019 E10
Gelfand,B vs Korobov,A
1/2-1/2IMSA World Masters Blitz 2019 D12
Wang Hao vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2IMSA World Masters Blitz 2019 B30
Gelfand,B vs Korobov,A
1/2-1/2IMSA World Masters Rapid 2019 D12
Gelfand,B vs Wang Hao
0-1IMSA World Masters Rapid 2019 A18
Bu Xiangzhi vs Gelfand,B
1-0IMSA World Masters Rapid 2019 A07
Gelfand,B vs Yu Yangyi
1/2-1/2IMSA World Masters Rapid 2019 A28
Jones,G vs Gelfand,B
0-1IMSA World Masters Rapid 2019 C43
Andreikin,D vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2IMSA World Masters Rapid 2019 C42
Gelfand,B vs Le Quang Liem
1/2-1/2IMSA World Masters Rapid 2019 A29
Lupulescu,C vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/220th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 2019 D77
Gelfand,B vs Moussard,J
1-020th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 2019 A88
Hracek,Z vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/220th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 2019 B33
Gelfand,B vs Deac,Bogdan-Daniel
1/2-1/220th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 2019 A28
Esipenko,Andrey vs Gelfand,B
1-020th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 2019 B33
Gelfand,B vs Bartel,Mat
1-020th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 2019 E04
Azarov,S vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/220th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 2019 B33
Gelfand,B vs Petrov,N
1-020th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 2019 A30
Martinovic,Sa vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/220th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 2019 E21
Gelfand,B vs Valsecchi,A
1-020th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 2019 A18
Erdogdu,M vs Gelfand,B
0-120th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 2019 A29
Gelfand,B vs Harikrishna,P
1-01st Prague Masters 2019 2019 E06
Laznicka,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/21st Prague Masters 2019 2019 A35
Wojtaszek,R vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/21st Prague Masters 2019 2019 A33
Vitiugov,N vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/21st Prague Masters 2019 2019 B33
Gelfand,B vs Shankland,S
1-01st Prague Masters 2019 2019 D12