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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1-01st Prague Masters 2019 2019 C42
Ragger,M vs Gelfand,B
1-0Graz Match 2019 2019 C42
Gelfand,B vs Ragger,M
1/2-1/2Graz Match 2019 2019 A34
Ragger,M vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Graz Match 2019 2019 C43
Gelfand,B vs Ragger,M
1/2-1/2Graz Match 2019 2019 A48
Ragger,M vs Gelfand,B
1-0Graz Match 2019 2019 C43
Gelfand,B vs Ragger,M
0-1Graz Match 2019 2019 A37
Andreikin,D vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Blitz 2018 2018 A45
Fedoseev,Vl3 vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2018 2018 D37
Gelfand,B vs Artemiev,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2018 2018 A15
Cheparinov,I vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2018 2018 D02
Gelfand,B vs Matlakov,M
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2018 2018 E00
Gelfand,B vs Inarkiev,E
1-0World Blitz 2018 2018 D02
Gelfand,B vs Dreev,A
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2018 2018 A11
Kazhgaleyev,M vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2018 2018 E47
Yudin,S vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Blitz 2018 2018 B30
Gelfand,B vs Tukhaev,A
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2018 2018 A41
Gelfand,B vs Kevlishvili,Robby
1-0World Blitz 2018 2018 D12
Gelfand,B vs Oparin,G
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2018 2018 E01
Lintchevski,D vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Blitz 2018 2018 D37
Gelfand,B vs Tsydypov,Z
1-0World Blitz 2018 2018 A35
Nozdrachev,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2018 2018 D02
Vishnu,P vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2018 2018 C42
Riazantsev,A vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2018 2018 D30
Yu Yangyi vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2018 2018 E00
Gelfand,B vs Saric,Iv
1-0World Rapid 2018 2018 E10
Gelfand,B vs Matlakov,M
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2018 2018 E10
Artemiev,V vs Gelfand,B
1-0World Rapid 2018 2018 A45
Timofeev,Arty vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2018 2018 A37
Wang Hao vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2018 2018 D02
Gelfand,B vs Alekseev,Evgeny
1-0World Rapid 2018 2018 C01
Korobov,A vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2018 2018 D45
Miton,K vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Rapid 2018 2018 B31
Khanin,S vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2018 2018 C42
Gelfand,B vs Anisimov,P2
1-0World Rapid 2018 2018 D20
Gelfand,B vs Novikov,St1
1-0World Rapid 2018 2018 B06
Gelfand,B vs Roiz,M
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2018 2018 A20
Esipenko,Andrey vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Nutcracker Rapid 2018 2018 B33
Gelfand,B vs Sarana,A
1-0Nutcracker Rapid 2018 2018 D02
Paravyan,D vs Gelfand,B
0-1Nutcracker Rapid 2018 2018 C42
Gelfand,B vs Lomasov,Semyon
1/2-1/2Nutcracker Rapid 2018 2018 A40
Gelfand,B vs Esipenko,Andrey
1-0Nutcracker Rapid 2018 2018 E17
Lomasov,Semyon vs Gelfand,B
1-0Nutcracker Rapid 2018 2018 B31
Gelfand,B vs Paravyan,D
1-0Nutcracker Rapid 2018 2018 A34
Sarana,A vs Gelfand,B
1-0Nutcracker Rapid 2018 2018 D37
Lomasov,Semyon vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Nutcracker Classical 2018 2018 B31
Sarana,A vs Gelfand,B
1-0Nutcracker Classical 2018 2018 D43
Gelfand,B vs Esipenko,Andrey
1-0Nutcracker Classical 2018 2018 A15
Gelfand,B vs Paravyan,D
1/2-1/2Nutcracker Classical 2018 2018 A34
Gelfand,B vs Seul,G
1-0chess.com IoM Masters 2018 E11