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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0-14th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup 2008 D43
Gelfand,B vs Golubev,M
1-04th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup 2008 A48
Drozdovskij,Y vs Gelfand,B
1-04th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup 2008 D11
Beim,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/24th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup 2008 D02
Gelfand,B vs Riazantsev,A
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS 2008 E04
Gelfand,B vs Gashimov,V
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS 2008 A30
Gelfand,B vs Alekseev,Evgeny
1-0TCh-RUS 2008 D43
Onischuk,Al vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS 2008 D43
Najer,E vs Gelfand,B
0-12nd ACP World Rapid Cup 2008 C43
Gelfand,B vs Najer,E
1/2-1/22nd ACP World Rapid Cup 2008 D43
Korotylev,A vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Blitz 2007 D46
Dreev,A vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2007 D11
Gelfand,B vs Rublevsky,S
0-1World Blitz 2007 D00
Bacrot,E vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Blitz 2007 D11
Savchenko,B vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Blitz 2007 B91
Gelfand,B vs Savchenko,B
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2007 B38
Rublevsky,S vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2007 B55
Gelfand,B vs Dreev,A
1-0World Blitz 2007 D45
Gelfand,B vs Bacrot,E
1-0World Blitz 2007 A53
Gelfand,B vs Korotylev,A
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2007 A32
Gelfand,B vs Avrukh,B
1/2-1/2Rapid 2007 A20
Gelfand,B vs Roiz,M
1-0Rapid 2007 A29
Greenfeld,A vs Gelfand,B
0-1Rapid 2007 D43
Gelfand,B vs Drozdovskij,Y
1-0Pivdenny Bank Cup 2007 D26
Tukmakov,V vs Gelfand,B
0-1Pivdenny Bank Cup 2007 A32
Bacrot,E vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Pivdenny Bank Cup 2007 A25
Smirin,I vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Pivdenny Bank Cup 2007 B93
Naiditsch,A vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2Sparkassen GM 2007 B92
Gelfand,B vs Alekseev,Evgeny
1/2-1/2Sparkassen GM 2007 A32
Rublevsky,S vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS 2007 B26
Gelfand,B vs Miton,K
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS 2007 D19
Gelfand,B vs Asrian,K
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS 2007 E11
Alekseev,Evgeny vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS 2007 A30
Gelfand,B vs Bocharov,D
1-0TCh-RUS 2007 E11
Gelfand,B vs Fridman,D2
1/2-1/2II Rapid 2007 D45
Sadvakasov,D vs Gelfand,B
0-1II Rapid 2007 B51
Spasov,V vs Gelfand,B
0-1II Rapid 2007 B90
Gelfand,B vs Fressinet,L
1-0II Rapid 2007 D23
Gelfand,B vs Garza Marco,S
1/2-1/2II Rapid 2007 B07
Gelfand,B vs Movsesian,S
1-022nd ECU Club Cup 2006 E94
Gelfand,B vs Nisipeanu,LD
1/2-1/222nd ECU Club Cup 2006 D94
Efimenko,Z vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/222nd ECU Club Cup 2006 B92
Gelfand,B vs Ruck,R
1/2-1/222nd ECU Club Cup 2006 D85
Gelfand,B vs Tiviakov,S
1-0TCh-ESP Honor Gp2 2006 E42
Arizmendi Martinez,J vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2TCh-ESP Honor Gp2 2006 B92
Gelfand,B vs Gagunashvili,M
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2006 D23
Gelfand,B vs Roiz,M
1-0World Blitz 2006 E43
Livshits,G vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Blitz 2006 B23
Gelfand,B vs Smirin,I
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2006 E94
Gelfand,B vs Bacrot,E
0-1World Blitz 2006 A11