| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Gelfand vs Veremeichik |
 | 0-1 | 47 |
1982 |
Minsk | E12 Queen's Indian |
| 2. B Itkis vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 40 |
1983 |
BLR-ch | A48 King's Indian |
| 3. B Maryasin vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 66 |
1983 |
BLR-ch | B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 |
| 4. S Yuferov vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 54 |
1983 |
BLR-ch | A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 |
| 5. Gelfand vs A Kovalev |
| 0-1 | 38 |
1983 |
BLR-ch | B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer |
| 6. V Dydyshko vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1983 |
BLR-ch | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 7. S Temirbaev vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 53 |
1985 |
URS | E76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack |
| 8. Gelfand vs A Kosten |
| 0-1 | 37 |
1986 |
It (cat.9) | C05 French, Tarrasch |
| 9. Gelfand vs Dorfman |
| 0-1 | 38 |
1986 |
Minsk | D85 Grunfeld |
| 10. Dreev vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1986 |
Ch URS | E12 Queen's Indian |
| 11. Movsziszian vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 58 |
1986 |
Minsk | B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 |
| 12. M Sorokin vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1986 |
Sochi | B23 Sicilian, Closed |
| 13. Ivanchuk vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 26 |
1986 |
Sochi (Russia) | E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 |
| 14. Ivanchuk vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 39 |
1987 |
Arnhem (Netherlands) | E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 15. Smirin vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 22 |
1987 |
Sverdlovsk | B20 Sicilian |
| 16. Dreev vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 30 |
1987 |
Uzhgorod | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 17. Gelfand vs T Paehtz Sr |
| 0-1 | 39 |
1987 |
Halle | B06 Robatsch |
| 18. I Novikov vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 53 |
1987 |
Uzhgorod | E70 King's Indian |
| 19. R Tischbierek vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 55 |
1987 |
Halle | B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation |
| 20. G Dizdar vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 19 |
1987 |
Halle | D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) |
| 21. Gelfand vs V Malaniuk |
| 0-1 | 40 |
1987 |
Sverdlovsk | C05 French, Tarrasch |
| 22. G Gauglitz vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 56 |
1987 |
Halle | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 23. Gelfand vs M Schlosser |
| 0-1 | 65 |
1988 |
Adelaide | E73 King's Indian |
| 24. Gulko vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 67 |
1988 |
Amsterdam OHRA-B | D31 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 25. Gulko vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 67 |
1988 |
M.Euwe memorial | D31 Queen's Gambit Declined |
