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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,B vs Paehtz,E
1/2-1/2
chess.com IoM Masters 2018 E11
Svane,R vs Gelfand,B
1-0
chess.com IoM Masters 2018 E00
Gupta,Ab vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
chess.com IoM Masters 2018 D43
Gelfand,B vs Christiansen,Johan-Sebastian
1-0
chess.com IoM Masters 2018 E04
Houska,Jo vs Gelfand,B
0-1
chess.com IoM Masters 2018 A43
Gelfand,B vs Laznicka,V
1-0
Gelfand-Laznicka Rapid 2018 A81
Laznicka,V vs Gelfand,B
0-1
Gelfand-Laznicka Rapid 2018 D30
Gelfand,B vs Laznicka,V
1/2-1/2
Gelfand-Laznicka Classic 2018 D20
Laznicka,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Gelfand-Laznicka Classic 2018 E32
Gelfand,B vs Laznicka,V
1-0
Gelfand-Laznicka Rapid 2018 E06
Laznicka,V vs Gelfand,B
0-1
Gelfand-Laznicka Rapid 2018 A01
Gelfand,B vs Laznicka,V
1/2-1/2
Gelfand-Laznicka Classic 2018 E06
Laznicka,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Gelfand-Laznicka Classic 2018 D45
Muzychuk,A vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
4th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 B33
Gelfand,B vs Muzychuk,A
1/2-1/2
4th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 A81
Meier,Geo vs Gelfand,B
0-1
4th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 A04
Gelfand,B vs Meier,Geo
1/2-1/2
4th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 E10
Kovalev,Vl vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
19th Karpov Poikovsky 2018 B35
Gelfand,B vs Bologan,V
1-0
19th Karpov Poikovsky 2018 E08
Fedoseev,Vl3 vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
19th Karpov Poikovsky 2018 E10
Gelfand,B vs Korobov,A
1-0
19th Karpov Poikovsky 2018 A15
Vidit,S vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
19th Karpov Poikovsky 2018 B31
Gelfand,B vs Sutovsky,E
1-0
19th Karpov Poikovsky 2018 D78
Gelfand,B vs Artemiev,V
1-0
19th Karpov Poikovsky 2018 D15
Jakovenko,D vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
19th Karpov Poikovsky 2018 B35
Gelfand,B vs Artemiev,V
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Premier 2018 2018 A04
Khismatullin,D vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Premier 2018 2018 B31
Potkin,V vs Gelfand,B
1-0
TCh-RUS Premier 2018 2018 A04
Gelfand,B vs Dubov,Daniil
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Premier 2018 2018 D16
Gelfand,B vs Andreikin,D
0-1
11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 E10
Artemiev,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 A04
Fedoseev,Vl3 vs Gelfand,B
0-1
11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 E10
Dubov,Daniil vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 D30
Gelfand,B vs Dubov,Daniil
1-0
11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018 2018 A45
Oparin,G vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Gibraltar Masters 2018 2018 B30
Gelfand,B vs Gupta,Ab
1/2-1/2
Gibraltar Masters 2018 2018 A48
Ju Wenjun vs Gelfand,B
0-1
Gibraltar Masters 2018 2018 E21
Gelfand,B vs Deac,Bogdan-Daniel
1/2-1/2
Gibraltar Masters 2018 2018 E06
Dzagnidze,N vs Gelfand,B
0-1
Gibraltar Masters 2018 2018 D47
Lei Tingjie vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Gibraltar Masters 2018 2018 D45
Gelfand,B vs Lalith,B
1/2-1/2
Gibraltar Masters 2018 2018 E15
Gelfand,B vs Almagro Llamas,P
1-0
Gibraltar Masters 2018 2018 E15
Xu,Yi vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Gibraltar Masters 2018 2018 B30
Gelfand,B vs Bellin,R
1-0
Gibraltar Masters 2018 2018 A40
Gelfand,B vs Esipenko,Andrey
1/2-1/2
Nutcracker Rapid 2017 2017 A18
Artemiev,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Nutcracker Rapid 2017 2017 B30
Yuffa,D vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Nutcracker Rapid 2017 2017 E00
Gelfand,B vs Oparin,G
1/2-1/2
Nutcracker Rapid 2017 2017 A18
Esipenko,Andrey vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Nutcracker Rapid 2017 2017 D45
Gelfand,B vs Artemiev,V
0-1
Nutcracker Rapid 2017 2017 A04
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