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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1/2-1/2Tower of Concord Match 2017 A33
Gelfand,B vs Inarkiev,E
1-0Tower of Concord Match 2017 A30
Gelfand,B vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1/2-1/2Gibraltar Masters 2017 2017 A33
Gelfand,B vs Stefanova,A
1-0Gibraltar Masters 2017 2017 A41
Fridman,D vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Gibraltar Masters 2017 2017 D02
Gelfand,B vs Maze,S
1-0Gibraltar Masters 2017 2017 E04
Gelfand,B vs Steinberg,N
1-0Gibraltar Masters 2017 2017 D11
Anton Guijarro,D vs Gelfand,B
1-0Gibraltar Masters 2017 2017 A34
Gelfand,B vs Gopal,G
1-0Gibraltar Masters 2017 2017 A34
Almagro Llamas,P vs Gelfand,B
0-1Gibraltar Masters 2017 2017 D02
Gelfand,B vs Lombaers,P
1-0Gibraltar Masters 2017 2017 D30
Bellin,R vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Gibraltar Masters 2017 2017 A45
Gelfand,B vs Oparin,G
1/2-1/2Nutcracker Rapid 2016 2016 E04
Dubov,Daniil vs Gelfand,B
1-0Nutcracker Rapid 2016 2016 B30
Artemiev,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Nutcracker Rapid 2016 2016 A01
Gelfand,B vs Fedoseev,Vl3
1-0Nutcracker Rapid 2016 2016 D11
Gelfand,B vs Dubov,Daniil
1-0Nutcracker Rapid 2016 2016 D45
Fedoseev,Vl3 vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Nutcracker Rapid 2016 2016 B31
Gelfand,B vs Artemiev,V
1-0Nutcracker Rapid 2016 2016 D12
Oparin,G vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Nutcracker Rapid 2016 2016 B23
Fedoseev,Vl3 vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Nutcracker Classical 2016 2016 B30
Oparin,G vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Nutcracker Classical 2016 2016 B35
Gelfand,B vs Dubov,Daniil
1/2-1/2Nutcracker Classical 2016 2016 E47
Gelfand,B vs Artemiev,V
1/2-1/2Nutcracker Classical 2016 2016 D15
Gelfand,B vs Smirin,I
1/2-1/232nd ECC Open 2016 2016 E97
Gelfand,B vs Guseinov,G
1/2-1/232nd ECC Open 2016 2016 D12
Nevednichy,V vs Gelfand,B
0-132nd ECC Open 2016 2016 B30
Gelfand,B vs Djuric,S
1-032nd ECC Open 2016 2016 A50
Nijboer,F vs Gelfand,B
0-132nd ECC Open 2016 2016 B94
Gelfand,B vs Inarkiev,E
0-1Gelfand-Inarkiev Rapid 2016 D00
Inarkiev,E vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Gelfand-Inarkiev Rapid 2016 B23
Gelfand,B vs Inarkiev,E
1-0Gelfand-Inarkiev Rapid 2016 D11
Inarkiev,E vs Gelfand,B
0-1Gelfand-Inarkiev Rapid 2016 B31
Inarkiev,E vs Gelfand,B
0-1Gelfand-Inarkiev Rapid 2016 B31
Gelfand,B vs Inarkiev,E
1/2-1/2Gelfand-Inarkiev Rapid 2016 E17
Gelfand,B vs Inarkiev,E
1-0Gelfand-Inarkiev Classical 2016 E15
Inarkiev,E vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Gelfand-Inarkiev Classical 2016 B31
Gelfand,B vs Inarkiev,E
1/2-1/2Gelfand-Inarkiev Classical 2016 A20
Inarkiev,E vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Gelfand-Inarkiev Classical 2016 B31
Gelfand,B vs Inarkiev,E
1-0Gelfand-Inarkiev Classical 2016 E21
Inarkiev,E vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Gelfand-Inarkiev Classical 2016 E10
Inarkiev,E vs Gelfand,B
1-0Gelfand-Inarkiev Armageddon 2016 A07
Gelfand,B vs Le Quang Liem
1/2-1/2Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup 2016 D37
Gunina,V vs Gelfand,B
0-1Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup 2016 D45
Gelfand,B vs Gunina,V
1-0Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup 2016 E16
Vallejo Pons,F vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup 2016 B23
Gelfand,B vs Vallejo Pons,F
1/2-1/2Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup 2016 E15
Le Quang Liem vs Gelfand,B
1-0Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup 2016 D85
Potkin,V vs Gelfand,B
1-0Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup 2016 D45
Jobava,Ba vs Gelfand,B
1-0Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup 2016 A45