Boris Gelfand playing the Sicilian as Black

Player profile: Boris Gelfand
Opening: Sicilian (B20-B99)

page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 320  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. T Tabatadze vs Gelfand   ½-½ 55 1985 Leningrad B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 2. M Golubev vs Gelfand ½-½ 49 1985 Klaipeda B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 3. S Zagrebelny vs Gelfand   ½-½ 31 1986 Minsk B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 4. Movsziszian vs Gelfand   1-0 58 1986 Minsk B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 5. J Klovans vs Gelfand   ½-½ 43 1986 USSR B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 6. Ulibin vs Gelfand   ½-½ 46 1986 Sochi (Russia) B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 7. Smirin vs Gelfand   ½-½ 32 1986 USSR B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. P Martynov vs Gelfand 0-1 54 1986 Sochi (Russia) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. M Sorokin vs Gelfand   1-0 41 1986 Sochi B23 Sicilian, Closed 10. Oll vs Gelfand   ½-½ 45 1987 Sverdlovsk B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 11. Vogt vs Gelfand   ½-½ 23 1987 Halle B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 12. Smirin vs Gelfand 1-0 22 1987 Sverdlovsk B20 Sicilian 13. Vogt vs Gelfand   ½-½ 23 1987 Halle B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 14. P Haba vs Gelfand   ½-½ 21 1987 Halle B22 Sicilian, Alapin 15. Psakhis vs Gelfand   ½-½ 40 1987 Sverdlovsk B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 16. R Tischbierek vs Gelfand   1-0 55 1987 Halle B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation 17. Rozentalis vs Gelfand   ½-½ 31 1987 Uzhgorod B22 Sicilian, Alapin 18. Kaidanov vs Gelfand   ½-½ 30 1987 Norilsk B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 19. Smirin vs Gelfand   ½-½ 16 1987 Norilsk B58 Sicilian 20. Adams vs Gelfand 0-1 29 1988 EU-chJ U20 Arnhem B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. Smirin vs Gelfand   ½-½ 25 1988 Ch URS ( 1 liga ) B20 Sicilian 22. Plaskett vs Gelfand   0-1 34 1988 Oakham B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 23. M Mrva vs Gelfand   0-1 53 1988 Arnhem B20 Sicilian 24. F Manca vs Gelfand   0-1 65 1988 Arnhem B22 Sicilian, Alapin 25. J Howell vs Gelfand   1-0 45 1988 Oakham B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack  page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 320    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Gelfand wins | Gelfand loses

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