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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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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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Gelfand, Boris vs Dreev, Alexey
1/2-1/2
SochiJ-A 1986 D47
Yakovich, Yuri vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Minsk tt 1986 D37
Martinov, P. vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
SochiJ-A 1986 B80
Gunawan, Ronny vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Minsk Int 1986 E81
Gross, Stefan vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Minsk Int 1986 A25
Gelfand, Boris vs Kupreichik, Viktor D
1-0
Minsk Int 1986 A00
Gelfand, Boris vs Dorfman, Josif D
0-1
Minsk Int 1986 D85
Gelfand, Boris vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
Minsk Int 1986 D28
Sorokin, Maxim vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0
SochiJ-A 1986 B23
Mowsziszian, Karen vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0
Minsk tt 1986 B87
Gelfand, Boris vs Mikhalchishin, Adrian
1-0
Minsk Int 1986 E12
Gelfand, Boris vs Psakhis, Lev
1/2-1/2
Minsk Int 1986 C08
Paunovic, Dragan vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Minsk Int 1986 E94
Gelfand, Boris vs Ryskin, Alexander
1-0
Minsk tt 1986 B63
Gelfand, Boris vs Orlov, Pavle
1-0
Minsk tt 1986 C07
Ulibin, Mikhail vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
SochiJ-A 1986 B93
Ruzele, Darius vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
SochiJ-A 1986 E84
Dreev, Alexey vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0
SochiJ-A 1986 E12
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