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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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Sutovsky,E vs Gelfand,B
1-0
World Blitz 2006 B82
Gelfand,B vs Gurevich,D
1-0
World Blitz 2006 A50
Erenburg,S vs Gelfand,B
0-1
World Blitz 2006 B22
Zoler,D vs Gelfand,B
0-1
World Blitz 2006 A63
Gelfand,B vs Jobava,Ba
1-0
Sparkassen 2006 B39
Naiditsch,A vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Sparkassen 2006 B96
Gelfand,B vs Tiviakov,S
1/2-1/2
XIII TCh-RUS 2006 E17
Gelfand,B vs Moiseenko,A1
1/2-1/2
XIII TCh-RUS 2006 E16
Gelfand,B vs Sutovsky,E
1-0
XIII TCh-RUS 2006 C55
Gelfand,B vs Alekseev,Evgeny
1/2-1/2
XIII TCh-RUS 2006 A60
Gelfand,B vs Onischuk,Al
1/2-1/2
World Team Ch 2005 E05
Gelfand,B vs Azmaiparashvili,Z
1/2-1/2
World Team Ch 2005 A41
Bruzon,L vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
World Team Ch 2005 B90
Gelfand,B vs Bu Xiangzhi
1-0
World Team Ch 2005 D17
Sutovsky,E vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
21st ECC 2005 C10
Gelfand,B vs Smirin,I
1/2-1/2
21st ECC 2005 E94
Gelfand,B vs Cvitan,O
1-0
21st ECC 2005 A61
McShane,L vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
21st ECC 2005 B30
Gelfand,B vs Sokolov,I
1-0
49th TCh-ESP Honor 1 2005 D15
Bologan,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
49th TCh-ESP Honor 1 2005 B90
Gelfand,B vs Macieja,B
1-0
49th TCh-ESP Honor 1 2005 E15
Gelfand,B vs Jobava,Ba
1/2-1/2
15th ETC 2005 A61
Kempinski,R vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
15th ETC 2005 A28
Gelfand,B vs Bacrot,E
1/2-1/2
15th ETC 2005 C91
Gelfand,B vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
15th ETC 2005 E04
Almasi,Z vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
15th ETC 2005 B90
Gelfand,B vs Volokitin,And
1/2-1/2
GM 2005 E32
Gelfand,B vs Bauer,Ch
1/2-1/2
GM 2005 A40
Gelfand,B vs Pelletier,Y
1/2-1/2
GM 2005 E16
Volokitin,And vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
GM 2005 B93
Bauer,Ch vs Gelfand,B
0-1
GM 2005 D45
Pelletier,Y vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
GM 2005 E15
Gelfand,B vs Moiseenko,A
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2005 E14
Tregubov,P vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2005 D43
Gelfand,B vs Malakhov,V
1-0
TCh-RUS 2005 D15
Dominguez,L vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
It 2005 C43
Gelfand,B vs Volokitin,And
1/2-1/2
It 2005 A30
Gelfand,B vs Harikrishna,P
1-0
It 2005 E06
Vescovi,G vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
It 2005 B90
Gelfand,B vs Macieja,B
1/2-1/2
It 2005 E11
Volokitin,And vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
It 2005 B93
Gelfand,B vs Dominguez,L
1/2-1/2
It 2005 D45
Harikrishna,P vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
It 2005 D12
Gelfand,B vs Vescovi,G
1/2-1/2
It 2005 E05
Macieja,B vs Gelfand,B
0-1
It 2005 B23
Rytshagov,M vs Gelfand,B
0-1
Keres Mem Rapid 2005 B82
Gelfand,B vs Malaniuk,V
1-0
Keres Mem Rapid 2005 C76
Gelfand,B vs Balashov,Y
0-1
Keres Mem Rapid 2005 E14
Brodsky,M vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Keres Mem Rapid 2005 A29
Dobrov,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Keres Mem Rapid 2005 D15
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