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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1/2-1/2Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 2015 D93
Gunina,V vs Gelfand,B
0-1Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 2015 E60
Gelfand,B vs Lysyj,I
1/2-1/2Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 2015 D41
Antoms,G vs Gelfand,B
0-1Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 2015 B23
Gelfand,B vs Lugovskoy,M
1-0Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 2015 E06
Gelfand,B vs Wojtaszek,R
1/2-1/2SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 D38
Wojtaszek,R vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 D12
Wang Yue vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 D43
Gelfand,B vs Wang Yue
1/2-1/2SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 D41
Wang Hao vs Gelfand,B
1-0SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 B90
Wang Yue vs Gelfand,B
0-1SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A37
Gelfand,B vs Wojtaszek,R
0-1SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 E12
Wojtaszek,R vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 D12
Gelfand,B vs Wang Hao
1/2-1/2SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 D12
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 D43
Harikrishna,P vs Gelfand,B
0-1SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A04
Gelfand,B vs Wang Yue
1-0SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 D41
Gelfand,B vs Harikrishna,P
0-1SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 D20
Bacrot,E vs Gelfand,B
0-1SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 D12
Gelfand,B vs Vachier Lagrave,M
0-1SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A48
Gelfand,B vs Bacrot,E
0-1SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 E92
Harikrishna,P vs Gelfand,B
0-1SportAccord Rapid 2014 2014 D43
Gelfand,B vs Wojtaszek,R
1-0SportAccord Rapid 2014 2014 E15
Bacrot,E vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2SportAccord Rapid 2014 2014 E60
Gelfand,B vs Wang Yue
0-1SportAccord Rapid 2014 2014 D42
Gelfand,B vs Rodshtein,M
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 2014-15 2014 D12
Bacrot,E vs Gelfand,B
0-1Bundesliga 2014-15 2014 D70
Ding Liren vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Petrosian Memorial 2014 2014 D78
Inarkiev,E vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Petrosian Memorial 2014 2014 E60
Gelfand,B vs Andreikin,D
1/2-1/2Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 2014 D45
Gelfand,B vs Jobava,Ba
0-1Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 2014 A40
Gelfand,B vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1/2-1/2Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 2014 D83
Gelfand,B vs Jakovenko,D
1/2-1/2Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 2014 D37
Jones,G vs Gelfand,B
1-05th Classic GpC 2013 2013 B52
Gelfand,B vs Jones,G
1-05th Classic GpC 2013 2013 E94
Fressinet,L vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2FIDE GP Paris 2013 B52
Gelfand,B vs Wang Hao
1/2-1/2FIDE GP Paris 2013 D41
Bacrot,E vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2FIDE GP Paris 2013 B30
Tomashevsky,E vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2FIDE GP Paris 2013 D94
Gelfand,B vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 D11
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Gelfand,B
1-0FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 D87
Gelfand,B vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 D11
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 D87
Moiseenko,A1 vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 D97
Gelfand,B vs Moiseenko,A1
1-0FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 D38
Gelfand,B vs Filippov,An UZB
1-0FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 A88
Filippov,An UZB vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 B33
Rahman,Zia vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 A45
Gelfand,B vs Rahman,Zia
1-0FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 D38
Wang Hao vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2FIDE GP Beijing 2013 A35