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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1/2-1/2EUCup Gr4 1995 E14
Gelfand, Boris vs Sveshnikov, Evgeny
0-1EUCup f 1995 B30
Gelfand, Boris vs Andersson, Ulf
0-1Osterskars m 1995 A40
Gelfand, Boris vs Miladinovic, Igor
1/2-1/2Belgrade Invest 1995 D07
Piket, Jeroen vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Dos Hermanas 1995 E97
Epishin, Vladimir vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2EUCup f 1995 D45
Gelfand, Boris vs Salov, Valery
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1995 D27
Gelfand, Boris vs Lautier, Joel
1-0Belgrade Invest 1995 D27
Lautier, Joel vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Dos Hermanas 1995 E32
Andersson, Ulf vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Osterskars m 1995 A43
Gelfand, Boris vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1995 D48
Gelfand, Boris vs Morovic Fernandez, Ivan
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1994 D48
Torre, Eugenio vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Moscow ol (Men) 1994 C67
Gelfand, Boris vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1994 D45
Gelfand, Boris vs Epishin, Vladimir
1-0Dos Hermanas 1994 E55
Bareev, Evgeny vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Munich SKA 1994 A36
Gelfand, Boris vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
0-1Horgen CS 1994 E59
Benjamin, Joel vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Munich SKA 1994 B52
Lutz, Christopher vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Horgen CS 1994 E70
Gelfand, Boris vs Nikolic, Predrag
1-0Munich SKA 1994 A80
Gelfand, Boris vs Lobron, Eric
0-1Munich SKA 1994 D36
Gelfand, Boris vs Gulko, Boris F
1-0Dos Hermanas 1994 E12
Van der Sterren, Paul vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Munich SKA 1994 E97
Gelfand, Boris vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2Munich SKA 1994 D20
Gelfand, Boris vs Adianto, Utut
1-0Moscow ol (Men) 1994 D47
Gelfand, Boris vs Rozentalis, Eduardas
1/2-1/2Moscow ol (Men) 1994 E32
Gelfand, Boris vs Lautier, Joel
1-0Cap d'Agde 1994 D27
Miles, Anthony J vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Horgen CS 1994 E94
Rogers, Ian vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Moscow ol (Men) 1994 E81
Gelfand, Boris vs Hertneck, Gerald
1/2-1/2Munich SKA 1994 A57
Spraggett, Kevin vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Moscow ol (Men) 1994 B23
Gelfand, Boris vs Hamdouchi, Hichem
1-0Cap d'Agde 1994 A40
Gelfand, Boris vs Yudasin, Leonid
1/2-1/2Moscow ol (Men) 1994 E12
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1994 A33
Rivas Pastor, Manuel vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1994 A48
Comp Fritz 3 vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Munich Intel Express op 1994 E76
Gavrikov, Viktor vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Horgen CS 1994 E66
Alterman, Boris vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Cap d'Agde 1994 E73
Gelfand, Boris vs Kuczynski, Robert
1-0Moscow ol (Men) 1994 B14
Gelfand, Boris vs Godena, Michele
1-0Moscow ol (Men) 1994 C10
Gelfand, Boris vs Benjamin, Joel
1-0Horgen CS 1994 D38
Lutz, Christopher vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Munich SKA 1994 E99
Mitkov, Nikola vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Moscow ol (Men) 1994 B87
Lutz, Christopher vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Cap d'Agde 1994 B84
Nikolic, Predrag vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Horgen CS 1994 D78
Gelfand, Boris vs Lautier, Joel
1-0Horgen CS 1994 D19
Gelfand, Boris vs Dreev, Alexey
1/2-1/2Munich Express 1994 B13
Gelfand, Boris vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1-0Wijk m 1993 D34
Kotronias, Vasilios vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Chalkidiki Afitos 1993 B90
Gelfand, Boris vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1/2-1/2Wijk m rapid 1993 D34