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Gelfand, Boris

modern era

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

Most Faced Opponents

Svidler,P99 gamesIvanchuk,V95 gamesAnand,V88 gamesGrischuk,A80 gamesLeko,P76 gamesKramnik,V76 gamesAronian,L70 gamesMamedyarov,S61 gamesMorozevich,A56 gamesPonomariov,R53 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
0-1

Dreev, Alexey vs Gelfand, Boris

FIDE-Wch k.o.

1997

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FCGFCG
1-0

Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P

6th Zurich Opening Blitz

2017

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FCGFCG
0-1

Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly

Amber Blindfold

1999

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FCGFCG
1-0

Gelfand,B vs Dreev,A

WCC

2005

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FCGFCG
1-0

Sychev,K vs Gelfand,B

PNWCC Online Blitz JP 13

2020

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FCGFCG
0-1

Kramnik,V vs Gelfand,B

Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz

2017

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FCGFCG
1-0

Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V

Amber Blindfold

2006

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FCGFCG
1-0

Gelfand,B vs Pantsulaia,L

WCC

2005

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FCGFCG
1-0

Anand,V vs Gelfand,B

Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz

2017

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FCGFCG
0-1

Gelfand,B vs Anand,V

Amber Blindfold

2008

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Games (4018)

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Plaskett, Jim vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Oakham YM 1988 B93
Van Wely, Loek vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
EU-ch U20 1988 E94
Lerner, Konstantin Z vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
OHRA-B 1988 D54
Balashov, Yuri S vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
URS-FL56 1988 B52
Gelfand, Boris vs Dreev, Alexey
1/2-1/2
Vilnius 1988 B17
Magerramov, Elmar vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
URS-FL56 1988 E92
Gelfand, Boris vs Shabalov, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Vilnius 1988 C05
Gelfand, Boris vs Malisauskas, Vidmantas
1/2-1/2
Vilnius 1988 D85
Gelfand, Boris vs Akopian, Vladimir
1/2-1/2
Vilnius 1988 E74
Gelfand, Boris vs Lobron, Eric
1-0
OHRA-B 1988 A43
Gelfand, Boris vs Janjgava, Lasha
1-0
Vilnius 1988 A13
Gelfand, Boris vs Cifuentes Parada, Roberto
1/2-1/2
OHRA-B 1988 E06
Gelfand, Boris vs Dunnington, Angus J
1-0
Oakham YM 1988 A55
Gelfand, Boris vs Lev, Ronen
1/2-1/2
EU-ch U20 1988 D21
Guseinov, Aidyn vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
URS-FL56 1988 E68
Goldin, Alexander vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Vilnius 1988 D39
Manca, Federico vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
EU-ch U20 1988 B22
Howell, James C vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0
Oakham YM 1988 B51
Gelfand, Boris vs Psakhis, Lev
1/2-1/2
URS-FL56 1988 A30
Lukin, Andrei M vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
URS-FL56 1988 B90
Gelfand, Boris vs Kontic, Djordje
1-0
EU-ch U20 1988 A80
Gelfand, Boris vs Pieterse, Gert
1-0
OHRA-B 1988 B16
Gelfand, Boris vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1-0
URS-FL56 1988 A30
Novikov, Igor A vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0
Uzhgorod 1987 E70
Kuzmin, Gennadi P vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
URS-ch otbor 1987 D27
Moskalenko, Viktor vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
URS-ch otbor 1987 D36
Dreev, Alexey vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Riga op 1987 D37
Gelfand, Boris vs Kanstler, Boris
1-0
Uzhgorod 1987 A48
Gelfand, Boris vs Langner, Ladislav
1-0
EU-ch U18 1987 B38
Kruppa, Yuri vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Uzhgorod 1987 C42
Gelfand, Boris vs Kharitonov, Andrei Y
1/2-1/2
URS-FL 1987 D63
Gelfand, Boris vs Riemersma, Liafbern
1-0
EU-ch U18 1987 E04
Neverov, Valeriy vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Uzhgorod 1987 D36
Gdanski, Jacek vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
EU-ch U18 1987 C42
Gelfand, Boris vs Vyzmanavin, Alexey
1/2-1/2
URS-ch otbor 1987 E06
Epishin, Vladimir vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Uzhgorod 1987 A55
Oll, Lembit vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Uzhgorod 1987 D55
Tomaszewski, Roman vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
DSV-Turnier 1987 E60
Huzman, Alexander vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
URS-FL 1987 A41
Gelfand, Boris vs Huzman, Alexander
1-0
Uzhgorod 1987 D16
Gelfand, Boris vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0
URS-FL 1987 D25
Gelfand, Boris vs Pieniazek, Artur
1-0
EU-ch U18 1987 E12
Gelfand, Boris vs Khenkin, Igor
1-0
Riga op 1987 D32
Gelfand, Boris vs Pigusov, Evgeny
1/2-1/2
URS-FL 1987 B36
Dreev, Alexey vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0
Uzhgorod 1987 D37
Goldin, Alexander vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Uzhgorod 1987 E62
Gelfand, Boris vs Paehtz, Thomas Sr
0-1
DSV-Turnier 1987 B06
Rozentalis, Eduardas vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Uzhgorod 1987 B22
Serper, Grigory vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Riga op 1987 C08
Gelfand, Boris vs Kosic, Dragan
1-0
EU-ch U18 1987 D10
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