| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. J Klovans vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 43 |
1986 |
USSR | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 2. S Zagrebelny vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 31 |
1986 |
Minsk | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 3. Psakhis vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 40 |
1987 |
Sverdlovsk | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 4. Dolmatov vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 59 |
1988 |
Klaipeda | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 5. Anand vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 21 |
1989 |
Moskva | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 6. K Aseev vs Gelfand |
| 0-1 | 40 |
1989 |
Odessa | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 7. Dolmatov vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 51 |
1989 |
Odessa | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 8. Kasparov vs Gelfand |
 | 1-0 | 36 |
1996 |
It (cat.17) | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 9. Short vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 44 |
1996 |
It (cat.17) | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 10. Shirov vs Gelfand |
 | 1-0 | 60 |
1996 |
It (cat.19) | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 11. Svidler vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 26 |
1996 |
Fontys Chess Tournament Tilburg NED | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 12. Lautier vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 36 |
1996 |
Tilburg Fontys | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 13. Kasparov vs Gelfand |
 | ½-½ | 47 |
1997 |
It, Linares ESP | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 14. Judit Polgar vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 32 |
1997 |
It, Dortmund GER | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 15. Shirov vs Gelfand |
 | ½-½ | 45 |
1997 |
Dos Hermanas | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 16. Anand vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 23 |
1997 |
Dos Hermanas | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 17. Smirin vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 28 |
1998 |
Haifa act | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 18. Khalifman vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 21 |
1999 |
Ch World FIDE, Las Vegas (USA) | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 19. Khalifman vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 39 |
1999 |
Ch World FIDE (play-off), Las Vegas (USA) | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 20. Anand vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 38 |
1999 |
8th Amber Tournament | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 21. Sutovsky vs Gelfand |
| 0-1 | 55 |
1999 |
Israeli League | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 22. Svidler vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 49 |
2000 |
Haifa Wydra | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 23. A Volokitin vs Gelfand |
 | ½-½ | 16 |
2001 |
Milan Vidmar Mem | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 24. Z Almasi vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 17 |
2001 |
Amber Rapidplay | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 25. Short vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 52 |
2003 |
Hunguest Hotels Super Chess Tournament | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |