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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0-1Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup 2016 A04
Gelfand,B vs Potkin,V
1-0Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup 2016 D78
Megaranto,S vs Gelfand,B
0-1Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup 2016 A48
Kazhgaleyev,M vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup 2016 E60
Gelfand,B vs Fressinet,L
1/2-1/2Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup 2016 E06
Gelfand,B vs Megaranto,S
1-0Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup 2016 A40
Gelfand,B vs Harika,D
1-0Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup 2016 E04
Gelfand,B vs Prohaszka,P2
1/2-1/248th Italian Teams 2016 2016 D11
Socko,B vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/248th Italian Teams 2016 2016 E35
Gelfand,B vs Iordachescu,V
1/2-1/248th Italian Teams 2016 2016 A61
Gelfand,B vs Jumabayev,R
1-0Aeroflot Open A 2016 2016 D78
Bartel,Mat vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Aeroflot Open A 2016 2016 B90
Gelfand,B vs Matlakov,M
1/2-1/2Aeroflot Open A 2016 2016 D38
Gelfand,B vs Grachev,B
1-0Aeroflot Open A 2016 2016 D37
Najer,E vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Aeroflot Open A 2016 2016 B30
Gelfand,B vs Lu Shanglei
1-0Aeroflot Open A 2016 2016 E04
Demchenko,A vs Gelfand,B
0-1Aeroflot Open A 2016 2016 B90
Gelfand,B vs Martirosyan,Haik M.
1/2-1/2Aeroflot Open A 2016 2016 E15
Timofeev,Arty vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Aeroflot Open A 2016 2016 D45
Gelfand,B vs Skvortsov,Oleg
1-0Gelfand-Skvortsov 2016 2016 A59
Howell,D vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Paul Keres Memorial 2015 2016 D78
Gelfand,B vs Miton,K
1-0Paul Keres Memorial 2015 2016 E11
Gelfand,B vs Kovalenko,I
1/2-1/2Paul Keres Memorial 2015 2016 E15
Romanov,E vs Gelfand,B
0-1Paul Keres Memorial 2015 2016 A32
Vitiugov,N vs Gelfand,B
0-1Paul Keres Memorial 2015 2016 E21
Gelfand,B vs Georgiev,Ki
1/2-1/2Paul Keres Memorial 2015 2016 E15
Krupenski,Y vs Gelfand,B
1-0Paul Keres Memorial 2015 2016 E46
Gelfand,B vs Zhuk,Ivan
1-0Paul Keres Memorial 2015 2016 E17
Gelfand,B vs Artemiev,V
1-0Nutcracker Rapid 2015 2015 D12
Oparin,G vs Gelfand,B
0-1Nutcracker Rapid 2015 2015 B90
Antipov,M2 vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Nutcracker Rapid 2015 2015 B90
Gelfand,B vs Bukavshin,I
1/2-1/2Nutcracker Rapid 2015 2015 E06
Gelfand,B vs Antipov,M2
1-0Nutcracker Rapid 2015 2015 E10
Gelfand,B vs Oparin,G
0-1Nutcracker Rapid 2015 2015 E15
Artemiev,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Nutcracker Rapid 2015 2015 A04
Bukavshin,I vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Nutcracker Rapid 2015 2015 A48
Gelfand,B vs Antipov,M2
1-0Nutcracker Classical 2015 2015 E11
Gelfand,B vs Oparin,G
1-0Nutcracker Classical 2015 2015 D37
Bukavshin,I vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Nutcracker Classical 2015 2015 B90
Artemiev,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Nutcracker Classical 2015 2015 A34
Gelfand,B vs Bacrot,E
1-0ACP Masters KO 2015 2015 E17
Gelfand,B vs Bacrot,E
1-0ACP Masters KO 2015 2015 E04
Bacrot,E vs Gelfand,B
1-0ACP Masters KO 2015 2015 A48
Bacrot,E vs Gelfand,B
1-0ACP Masters KO 2015 2015 B90
Bacrot,E vs Gelfand,B
1-0ACP Masters KO 2015 2015 B52
Sevian,Samuel vs Gelfand,B
0-1ACP Masters GpA 2015 2015 B30
Gelfand,B vs Georgiev,Ki
1/2-1/2ACP Masters GpA 2015 2015 E11
Guseinov,G vs Gelfand,B
0-1ACP Masters GpA 2015 2015 B30
Jakovenko,D vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2ACP Masters GpA 2015 2015 B96
Swiercz,D vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/231st ECC Open 2015 2015 B90