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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Search & Filter All Games →Nikolic, Predrag vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Candidats m4 g/45 1991 D11
Nunn, John DM vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Munich 1991 B07
Gelfand, Boris vs Hertneck, Gerald
1/2-1/2Munich 1991 D17
Gelfand, Boris vs Nunn, John DM
1/2-1/2Belgrade Invest 1991 E92
Gelfand, Boris vs Nikolic, Predrag
1/2-1/2Candidats m4 1991 B07
Gelfand, Boris vs Nikolic, Predrag
1-0Candidats m4 g/45 1991 B16
Gelfand, Boris vs Nikolic, Predrag
1/2-1/2Candidats m4 1991 A90
Sokolov, Ivan vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Belgrade Invest 1991 E94
Huebner, Robert vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Munich 1991 D78
Gelfand, Boris vs Christiansen, Larry Mark
0-1Munich 1991 E12
Gelfand, Boris vs Lautier, Joel
1-0Belgrade Invest 1991 D38
Damljanovic, Branko vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Belgrade Invest 1991 A07
Gelfand, Boris vs Nikolic, Predrag
1/2-1/2Candidats m4 1991 C96
Gelfand, Boris vs Lobron, Eric
1-0Munich 1991 E04
Nikolic, Predrag vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Candidats m4 1991 D39
Nikolic, Predrag vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Candidats m4 1991 A46
Yudasin, Leonid vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Munich 1991 B26
Nikolic, Predrag vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Belgrade Invest 1991 E68
Gelfand, Boris vs Nikolic, Predrag
1-0Candidats m4 1991 B07
Gelfand, Boris vs De Firmian, Nick E
1/2-1/2GMA-qual f 1990 E25
Gelfand, Boris vs Olafsson, Helgi
1/2-1/2Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 D37
Speelman, Jonathan S vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2GMA-qual f 1990 E92
Gelfand, Boris vs Chandler, Murray G
1-0GMA-qual f 1990 E12
Hellers, Ferdinand vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 B23
Speelman, Jonathan S vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 D27
Gelfand, Boris vs Georgiev, Kiril
1-0Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 D37
Ye Rongguang vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 A39
Eingorn, Vereslav S vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2GMA-qual f 1990 E15
Gelfand, Boris vs Hort, Vlastimil
1-0Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 D15
Gelfand, Boris vs Azmaiparashvili, Zurab
1/2-1/2GMA-qual f 1990 D37
Gelfand, Boris vs Vladimirov, Evgeny
1-0GMA-qual f 1990 A25
Gelfand, Boris vs Smejkal, Jan
1/2-1/2Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 D85
Nikolic, Predrag vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2GMA-qual f 1990 E68
Gelfand, Boris vs McNab, Colin Anderson
1/2-1/2Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990 E94
Bareev, Evgeny vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2GMA-qual f 1990 E30
Gelfand, Boris vs Csom, Istvan
1/2-1/2Debrecen 1989 E04
Makarichev, Sergey vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2GMA-Open 1989 A29
Gelfand, Boris vs Ehlvest, Jaan
0-1Tallinn 1989 E12
Oll, Lembit vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Debrecen 1989 B96
Gelfand, Boris vs Makarichev, Sergey
1/2-1/2GMA Baleares Open 1989 C07
Gelfand, Boris vs Dvoirys, Semen I
1-0URS-ch56 1989 D85
Oll, Lembit vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2URS-ch56 1989 C66
Alburt, Lev O vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1New York op 1989 E02
Gelfand, Boris vs Azmaiparashvili, Zurab
1/2-1/2OHRA-B 1989 B08
Gelfand, Boris vs Akopian, Vladimir
0-1URS-chTJ 1989 E74
Campora, Daniel H vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2New York op 1989 B90
Prie, Eric vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2EU-chT 1989 B96
Ruzele, Darius vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1URS-chTJ 1989 A61
Uhlmann, Wolfgang vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Debrecen 1989 A29
Aseev, Konstantin N vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1URS-ch56 1989 B92