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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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FCGFCG
1-0

Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P

6th Zurich Opening Blitz

2017

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FCGFCG
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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Hamdouchi, Hichem vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Cap d'Agde KO 1998 B50
Gelfand, Boris vs Morovic Fernandez, Ivan
1-0
Cap d'Agde-B 1998 D19
Bacrot, Etienne vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Cap d'Agde-B 1998 E12
Gelfand, Boris vs Arencibia, Walter
1-0
Cap d'Agde-B 1998 D28
Gelfand, Boris vs Adianto, Utut
1-0
Cap d'Agde-B 1998 D26
Gelfand, Boris vs Dao Thien Hai
1-0
Cap d'Agde-B 1998 C24
Mohamed, Esam Ahmed Nagib vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Cap d'Agde-B 1998 E32
Krasenkow, Michal vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Rubinstein mem 35th 1998 E12
Gelfand, Boris vs Markowski, Tomasz
1-0
Rubinstein mem 35th 1998 E94
Gelfand, Boris vs Macieja, Bartlomiej
1-0
Rubinstein mem 35th 1998 E14
Rublevsky, Sergei vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Rubinstein mem 35th 1998 B52
Oll, Lembit vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Rubinstein mem 35th 1998 B82
Tiviakov, Sergei vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0
Presidents Cup 1998 B90
Gelfand, Boris vs Tiviakov, Sergei
0-1
Presidents Cup 1998 E12
Gelfand, Boris vs Tiviakov, Sergei
1/2-1/2
Presidents Cup 1998 E32
Tiviakov, Sergei vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Presidents Cup 1998 B66
Gelfand, Boris vs Malaniuk, Vladimir P
1-0
Presidents Cup 1998 A87
Malaniuk, Vladimir P vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Presidents Cup 1998 A03
Salov, Valery vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0
Hoogovens 1998 B85
Gelfand, Boris vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1998 B14
Gelfand, Boris vs Piket, Jeroen
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1998 D36
Salov, Valery vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Hoogovens Blitz 1998 B50
Van Wely, Loek vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Hoogovens Blitz 1998 A29
Nijboer, Friso vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Hoogovens Blitz 1998 B54
Piket, Jeroen vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0
Hoogovens Blitz 1998 D15
Van der Sterren, Paul vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1998 E94
Gelfand, Boris vs Lautier, Joel
1-0
Investbanka 1997 D27
Lautier, Joel vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
GER-CupT 9697 1997 E43
Kaminski, Marcin vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Rubinstein mem 34th 1997 B53
Gelfand, Boris vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1997 D85
Kovacevic, Aleksandar vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Investbanka 1997 B90
Gelfand, Boris vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2
Credit Suisse 1997 E12
Milov, Vadim vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Credit Suisse 1997 E41
Gelfand, Boris vs Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
0-1
JUG Cup 1997 D85
Krasenkow, Michal vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Rubinstein mem 34th 1997 A28
Gelfand, Boris vs Andersson, Ulf
1-0
Rubinstein mem 34th 1997 B36
Gelfand, Boris vs Psakhis, Lev
1/2-1/2
Rubinstein mem 34th 1997 D23
Gelfand, Boris vs Bareev, Evgeny
1/2-1/2
Rubinstein mem 34th 1997 D38
Sokolov, Andrei vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
JUG Cup 1997 B93
Bareev, Evgeny vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Novgorod 1997 E34
Pelletier, Yannick vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Credit Suisse 1997 E32
Aleksandrov, Aleksej vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Rubinstein mem 34th 1997 A58
Gelfand, Boris vs Konjevic, Djordje
1-0
JUG Cup 1997 B07
Gelfand, Boris vs Djuric, Stefan
1/2-1/2
JUG Cup 1997 A50
Gelfand, Boris vs Milov, Vadim
1/2-1/2
Credit Suisse 1997 D38
Ehlvest, Jaan vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Rubinstein mem 34th 1997 E81
Georgiev, Kiril vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Investbanka 1997 D43
Gelfand, Boris vs Rublevsky, Sergei
1/2-1/2
Rubinstein mem 34th 1997 D27
Malaniuk, Vladimir P vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Rubinstein mem 34th 1997 A49
Gelfand, Boris vs Pelletier, Yannick
1/2-1/2
Credit Suisse 1997 E17
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