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 →Gelfand, Boris vs Timoshchenko, Gennadi A
1-0URS-ch otbor 1987 E05
Gauglitz, Gernot vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0DSV-Turnier 1987 D27
Vogt, Lothar vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2DSV-Turnier 1987 B93
Oll, Lembit vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1987 B87
Smirin, Ilia vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0URS-FL 1987 B23
Gelfand, Boris vs Lerner, Konstantin Z
1-0URS-ch otbor 1987 E12
Gelfand, Boris vs Fernandez Aguado, Enrique
1-0EU-ch U18 1987 E16
Smirin, Ilia vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2URS-ch otbor 1987 B58
Gelfand, Boris vs Dokhoian, Yury
1-0Uzhgorod 1987 D17
Yermolinsky, Alex vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1987 E04
Gelfand, Boris vs Chekhov, Valery A
1-0DSV-Turnier 1987 D17
Gelfand, Boris vs Serper, Grigory
0-1Riga op 1987 D46
Gelfand, Boris vs Huzman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-ch otbor 1987 E04
Gelfand, Boris vs Shneider, Aleksandr
1/2-1/2Uzhgorod 1987 E05
Norwood, David vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1EU-ch U18 1987 A36
Lukov, Valentin vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2DSV-Turnier 1987 E15
Gelfand, Boris vs Boensch, Uwe
1/2-1/2DSV-Turnier 1987 E02
Gelfand, Boris vs Horvath, Csaba
1-0DSV-Turnier 1987 D49
Gelfand, Boris vs Shneider, Aleksandr
1/2-1/2URS-ch otbor 1987 E13
Gelfand, Boris vs Knaak, Rainer
1-0DSV-Turnier 1987 A90
Gelfand, Boris vs Alterman, Boris
1/2-1/2Riga op 1987 B39
Gelfand, Boris vs Malaniuk, Vladimir P
0-1URS-FL 1987 C05
Gelfand, Boris vs Smagin, Sergey
1-0URS-ch otbor 1987 D17
Gelfand, Boris vs Giorgadze, Giorgi
1-0Uzhgorod 1987 E16
Hansen, Lars Bo vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1EU-ch U18 1987 E60
Gelfand, Boris vs Kupreichik, Viktor D
1-0URS-FL 1987 C61
Gelfand, Boris vs Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1987 D85
Gelfand, Boris vs Dokhoian, Yury
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1987 E04
Dizdar, Goran vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0DSV-Turnier 1987 D03
Psakhis, Lev vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1987 B92
Brenninkmeijer, Joris vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1EU-ch U18 1987 E81
Kaidanov, Grigory S vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2URS-ch otbor 1987 B87
Loginov, Valery A vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1URS-FL 1987 A41
Yudasin, Leonid vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2URS-ch otbor 1987 C08
Tischbierek, Raj vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0DSV-Turnier 1987 B91
Gelfand, Boris vs Damaso, Rui
1-0EU-ch U18 1987 B70
Gelfand, Boris vs Ghinda, Mihail Viorel
1/2-1/2DSV-Turnier 1987 D85
Haba, Petr vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2DSV-Turnier 1987 B22
Gelfand, Boris vs Dreev, Alexey
1/2-1/2Riga op 1987 C06
McMahon, Daire vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1EU-ch U18 1987 A46
Gelfand, Boris vs Timoshchenko, Gennadi A
1-0URS-FL 1987 E05
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1987 E14
Lev, Ronen vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1EU-ch U18 1987 E84
Alterman, Boris vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Riga op 1987 A65
Gelfand, Boris vs Serper, Grigory
1-0Uzhgorod 1987 D61
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1987 E04
Gelfand, Boris vs Kosten, Anthony C
0-1Minsk Int 1986 C06
Gelfand, Boris vs Raisky, E.
1-0Minsk tt 1986 D46
Dydyshko, Viacheslav vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Minsk Int 1986 E84
Zagrebelny, Sergey vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Minsk tt 1986 B92