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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1-0Debrecen 1989 D17
Rogers, Ian vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1GMA-Open 1989 A13
Gelfand, Boris vs King, Daniel J
1-0GMA Baleares Open 1989 E32
Gelfand, Boris vs Dreev, Alexey
1/2-1/2URS-ch56 1989 C07
Ivanov, Igor V vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0New York op 1989 E92
Sokolov, Andrei vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0URS-ch56 1989 B87
Gelfand, Boris vs Grivas, Efstratios
1/2-1/2EU-chT 1989 E97
Gelfand, Boris vs Oll, Lembit
1/2-1/2Tallinn 1989 A11
Gelfand, Boris vs Ftacnik, Lubomir
1-0Debrecen 1989 D85
Gelfand, Boris vs Drasko, Milan
0-1Tallinn 1989 D17
Safin, Shukhrat vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1URS-chTJ 1989 A65
Dolmatov, Sergey vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2URS-ch56 1989 B92
Miles, Anthony J vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1GMA-Open 1989 A29
Borges Mateos, Juan vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Tallinn 1989 E61
Timoshenko, Georgy vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0GMA-Open 1989 B93
Bagirov, Vladimir vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1OHRA-B 1989 A01
Gelfand, Boris vs Dolmatov, Sergey
0-1GMA-Open 1989 C07
Dlugy, Maxim vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1GMA Baleares Open 1989 E81
Timoshchenko, Gennadi A vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Tallinn 1989 B93
Rechlis, Gad vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0EU-chT 1989 B23
Gelfand, Boris vs Izeta Txabarri, Felix
1-0EU-chT 1989 C78
Gelfand, Boris vs Inkiov, Ventzislav
1-0EU-chT 1989 D24
Romanishin, Oleg M vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2GMA Baleares Open 1989 A49
Gelfand, Boris vs Ivanov, Alexander
1/2-1/2New York op 1989 E13
Gelfand, Boris vs Malisauskas, Vidmantas
1-0GMA-Open 1989 B36
Gurevich, Mikhail vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2GMA Baleares Open 1989 A03
Gelfand, Boris vs Marin, Mihail
1-0Tallinn 1989 E94
Gheorghiu, Florin vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1GMA Baleares Open 1989 E81
Kotronias, Vasilios vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Debrecen 1989 B90
Gelfand, Boris vs Gofman, Alex
1-0URS-chTJ 1989 A31
Psakhis, Lev vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Tallinn 1989 D47
Gelfand, Boris vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1-0OHRA-B 1989 A70
Malaniuk, Vladimir P vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0URS-ch56 1989 E98
Gelfand, Boris vs Lein, Anatoly
1-0GMA Baleares Open 1989 D24
Dreev, Alexey vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2URS-chTJ 1989 E99
Van der Sterren, Paul vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0OHRA-B 1989 E97
Gelfand, Boris vs Maljutin, Evgeni
0-1URS-chTJ 1989 C42
Finegold, Benjamin vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0OHRA-B 1989 E38
Gelfand, Boris vs King, Daniel J
1-0EU-chT 1989 D37
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1URS-ch56 1989 E73
Gelfand, Boris vs Ernst, Thomas
1-0Tallinn 1989 D03
Gelfand, Boris vs Goldin, Alexander
1-0GMA-Open 1989 E16
Gelfand, Boris vs Wolff, Patrick G
1-0New York op 1989 E61
Gelfand, Boris vs Groszpeter, Attila
1-0GMA Baleares Open 1989 D85
Gelfand, Boris vs Eingorn, Vereslav S
1/2-1/2URS-ch56 1989 E13
Zaltsman, Vitaly F vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1New York op 1989 B38
Olafsson, Helgi vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1New York op 1989 A65
Eingorn, Vereslav S vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Tallinn 1989 D24
Gelfand, Boris vs Benjamin, Joel
0-1New York op 1989 E13
Gelfand, Boris vs Kindermann, Stefan
1/2-1/2Debrecen 1989 D85