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