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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1/2-1/2Credit Suisse 1997 E43
Gelfand, Boris vs Bareev, Evgeny
1/2-1/2Novgorod 1997 D48
Gelfand, Boris vs Salov, Valery
0-1Dos Hermanas 1997 E13
Sokolov, Ivan vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Koop Tjuchem 1996 E97
Gelfand, Boris vs Yegiazarian, Arsen
1-0Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 A18
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Madrid 1996 D48
Gelfand, Boris vs San Segundo, Pablo
1-0Madrid 1996 D45
Torre, Eugenio vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 B50
Gelfand, Boris vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2Koop Tjuchem 1996 A28
Ehlvest, Jaan vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 B93
Gelfand, Boris vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 E48
Hansen, Curt vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 A31
Gelfand, Boris vs Piket, Jeroen
1-0Amsterdam VSB 1996 D31
Gelfand, Boris vs Salov, Valery
1-0Madrid 1996 D28
Gelfand, Boris vs Seirawan, Yasser
1-0Amsterdam VSB 1996 E37
Hracek, Zbynek vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 B22
Lautier, Joel vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 B80
Lautier, Joel vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Amsterdam VSB 1996 D48
Piket, Jeroen vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 D17
Van Wely, Loek vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 D55
Gelfand, Boris vs Akopian, Vladimir
1/2-1/2EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 E43
Dreev, Alexey vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Hoogovens 1996 E81
Akopian, Vladimir vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 A07
Gelfand, Boris vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
0-1Madrid 1996 E14
Andersson, Ulf vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 A26
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1996 D17
Gelfand, Boris vs Tolnai, Tibor
1-0AUT-chT9596 1996 A32
Van Wely, Loek vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 A57
Hodgson, Julian M vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Koop Tjuchem 1996 A45
Gelfand, Boris vs Vaisser, Anatoli
1/2-1/2EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 D31
Gelfand, Boris vs Hansen, Curt
1-0EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 A41
Gelfand, Boris vs Akopian, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 D48
Sepp, Olav vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1EUCup Gr4 1996 B22
Gelfand, Boris vs Akopian, Vladimir
1/2-1/2EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 E12
Gelfand, Boris vs Onischuk, Alexander
1/2-1/2Koop Tjuchem 1996 C55
Gelfand, Boris vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0Vienna Millenium 1996 E14
Gelfand, Boris vs Sokolov, Ivan
1-0Hoogovens 1996 A31
Gelfand, Boris vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2Koop Tjuchem 1996 E73
Azmaiparashvili, Zurab vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Madrid 1996 B22
Akopian, Vladimir vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Koop Tjuchem 1996 D23
Gelfand, Boris vs Tiviakov, Sergei
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 E38
Gelfand, Boris vs Mirumian, Vigen
1-0Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 A29
Gelfand, Boris vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 B50
Akopian, Vladimir vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 A20
Gelfand, Boris vs Ehlvest, Jaan
1/2-1/2Vienna Millenium 1996 A17
Gelfand, Boris vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 E92
Gelfand, Boris vs Schebler, Gerhard
1-0Bundesliga 9697 1996 E97
Ye Jiangchuan vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 B90
Gelfand, Boris vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1996 D27
Gelfand, Boris vs Istratescu, Andrei
1/2-1/2Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 E97