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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0-1OHRA-B 1989 A40
Gelfand, Boris vs Lerner, Konstantin Z
1/2-1/2URS-ch56 1989 E32
Gelfand, Boris vs Dreev, Alexey
1/2-1/2GMA-Open 1989 C60
Hulak, Krunoslav vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1OHRA-B 1989 E68
Gelfand, Boris vs Barbero, Gerardo F
1-0Debrecen 1989 D46
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1URS-ch56 1989 E97
Gelfand, Boris vs Psakhis, Lev
1/2-1/2OHRA-B 1989 E12
Smirin, Ilia vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2URS-ch56 1989 B90
Mohr, Stefan vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Debrecen 1989 E73
Gelfand, Boris vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2URS-ch56 1989 E35
Eingorn, Vereslav S vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Debrecen 1989 D39
Komarov, Dimitri vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2URS-chTJ 1989 E97
Gavrikov, Viktor vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Tallinn 1989 B93
Gelfand, Boris vs Giorgadze, Giorgi
1/2-1/2URS-ch56 1989 E01
Gelfand, Boris vs Oll, Lembit
1/2-1/2Vilnius 1988 D47
Rozentalis, Eduardas vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Vilnius 1988 C43
Gelfand, Boris vs Comas Fabrego, Luis
1-0EU-ch U20 1988 E73
Smirin, Ilia vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2URS-FL56 1988 B23
Gulko, Boris F vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0OHRA-B 1988 E05
Garcia Palermo, Carlos vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Oakham YM 1988 D23
Dolmatov, Sergey vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2URS-FL56 1988 B92
Gelfand, Boris vs Ionov, Sergey
1-0URS-FL56 1988 E14
Gelfand, Boris vs Gdanski, Jacek
1-0Oakham YM 1988 D26
Gelfand, Boris vs Stratil, Ladislav Jr
1/2-1/2Oakham YM 1988 E04
Gelfand, Boris vs Sokolov, Ivan
1-0Oakham YM 1988 D85
Gelfand, Boris vs Thorhallsson, Throstur
0-1EU-ch U20 1988 D49
Dokhoian, Yury vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Vilnius 1988 D39
Gelfand, Boris vs Hansen, Mads Smith
1-0EU-ch U20 1988 B15
Gelfand, Boris vs Oll, Lembit
1/2-1/2URS-FL56 1988 D47
Piket, Jeroen vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1OHRA-B 1988 E12
Djurhuus, Rune vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1EU-ch U20 1988 B52
Karolyi, Tibor Jr vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2OHRA-B 1988 E11
Epishin, Vladimir vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Vilnius 1988 B23
Goldin, Alexander vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1URS-FL56 1988 D30
Dokhoian, Yury vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2URS-FL56 1988 E04
Gelfand, Boris vs Miles, Anthony J
1-0OHRA-B 1988 E13
Gelfand, Boris vs Wahls, Matthias
1-0EU-ch U20 1988 A70
Mrva, Martin vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1EU-ch U20 1988 B20
Gelfand, Boris vs Sokolov, Ivan
1-0OHRA-B 1988 A31
Gelfand, Boris vs Navrotescu, Catalin
1-0Oakham YM 1988 A70
Gelfand, Boris vs Delchev, Aleksander
1-0EU-ch U20 1988 E11
Gelfand, Boris vs Aseev, Konstantin N
0-1URS-FL56 1988 E05
Gelfand, Boris vs Smirin, Ilia
1-0Vilnius 1988 A31
Sadler, Matthew vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Oakham YM 1988 A65
Mikhalchishin, Adrian vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1URS-FL56 1988 E60
Dreev, Alexey vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0EU-ch U20 1988 E94
Krasenkow, Michal vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Vilnius 1988 D27
Gelfand, Boris vs Rozentalis, Eduardas
1/2-1/2URS-FL56 1988 E12
Gelfand, Boris vs Serper, Grigory
1-0Vilnius 1988 D46
Naumkin, Igor vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Vilnius 1988 E94