| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 26. Gelfand vs G Giorgadze |
| 1-0 | 46 | 1984 | Sochi Juniors | E11 Bogo-Indian Defense |
| 27. Serper vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 42 | 1984 | Sochi Juniors | B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line |
| 28. S Temirbayev vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 53 | 1985 | URS | E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation |
| 29. T Tabatadze vs Gelfand |
  | ½-½ | 55 | 1985 | URS-chT (Juniors) | B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 |
| 30. Gelfand vs Glek |
| ½-½ | 32 | 1985 | URS-ch1 | E73 King's Indian |
| 31. Gelfand vs Ivanchuk |
| ½-½ | 19 | 1985 | URS | C05 French, Tarrasch |
| 32. Begaliev vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 33 | 1985 | URS-chT (Juniors) | D50 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 33. M Golubev vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 49 | 1985 | Klaipeda | B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 |
| 34. Gelfand vs D Ruzele |
| 1-0 | 31 | 1985 | URS-chT (Juniors) | B58 Sicilian |
| 35. V L Ivanov vs Gelfand |
| 0-1 | 31 | 1985 | USSR Junior Championship | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 36. G Sagalchik vs Gelfand |
| 0-1 | 36 | 1985 | USSR Junior Championship | D01 Richter-Veresov Attack |
| 37. Gelfand vs M Ulybin |
| 1-0 | 30 | 1985 | USSR Junior Championship | C03 French, Tarrasch |
| 38. Gelfand vs Ivanchuk |
| 1-0 | 35 | 1985 | USSR Junior Championship | B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer |
| 39. L Janjghava vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 17 | 1986 | USSR Junior Championship | D93 Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3 |
| 40. Gelfand vs Smirin |
| 0-1 | 31 | 1986 | USSR Junior Championship | B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
| 41. Gelfand vs A Ryskin |
| 1-0 | 34 | 1986 | Minsk tt | B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack |
| 42. Gelfand vs M Sorokin |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1986 | URS | E09 Catalan, Closed |
| 43. Gelfand vs E Rajskij |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1986 | Minsk tt | D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 44. Smirin vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 32 | 1986 | URS | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 45. Klovans vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 43 | 1986 | URS | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 46. M Ulybin vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 46 | 1986 | USSR Junior Championship | B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 |
| 47. P Martynov vs Gelfand |
| 0-1 | 54 | 1986 | Sochi Juniors (U20) | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 48. Gelfand vs Ivanchuk |
| ½-½ | 40 | 1986 | Sochi Juniors (U20) | E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 |
| 49. D Ruzele vs Gelfand |
| 0-1 | 37 | 1986 | Sochi Juniors (U20) | E84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line |
| 50. M Sorokin vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1986 | Sochi Juniors (U20) | B23 Sicilian, Closed |
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