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Gelfand 
 
Boris Gelfand
Number of games in database: 2,143
Years covered: 1982 to 2010
Current FIDE rating: 2739
Highest rating achieved in database: 2761
Overall record: +571 -314 =993 (56.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      265 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Queen's Indian (103) 
    E12 E15 E17 E16 E13
 Semi-Slav (102) 
    D45 D47 D44 D46 D48
 Slav (92) 
    D15 D17 D10 D11 D19
 King's Indian (89) 
    E92 E97 E94 E98 E73
 Catalan (63) 
    E04 E06 E05 E01 E09
 Queen's Gambit Declined (60) 
    D37 D38 D31 D36 D30
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (324) 
    B90 B92 B23 B96 B93
 Sicilian Najdorf (190) 
    B90 B92 B96 B93 B91
 Petrov (111) 
    C42 C43
 King's Indian (109) 
    E97 E94 E81 E92 E76
 Semi-Slav (78) 
    D43 D45 D47 D44 D48
 Slav (77) 
    D12 D11 D17 D19 D10
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Gelfand vs Shirov, 1998 1-0
   Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1994 1-0
   Gelfand vs Anand, 1993 1-0
   Karjakin vs Gelfand, 2008 1/2-1/2
   Nakamura vs Gelfand, 2005 0-1
   Gelfand vs Svidler, 2001 1/2-1/2
   Karjakin vs Gelfand, 2009 0-1
   Kasimdzhanov vs Gelfand, 2009 0-1
   Gelfand vs Leko, 2009 1-0
   Gelfand vs Adams, 1988 1/2-1/2

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2001)
   FIDE World Championship Tournament (2007)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Match Gelfand! by amadeus
   Boris Gelfand: My Most Memorable Games by Resignation Trap
   Boris in the najdorf by deepthinker
   Najdorf - 6. Be3 by pcmvtal
   USSR Championship 1989 by suenteus po 147
   Tilburg Interpolis 1990 by suenteus po 147
   Fide 2007 world cup by King mega
   Linares 1992 by suenteus po 147
   Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1998 by suenteus po 147
   Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1992 by suenteus po 147

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BORIS GELFAND
(born Jun-24-1968) Russia (citizen of Israel)

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Boris Gelfand was born in Minsk on the 24th of June 1968 in Byelorussia (formerly USSR). Awarded the GM title in 1989 he was 1st= in the World Junior Championship 1988. In 1991 he qualified as a Candidate for the World Championship. He defeated Predrag Nikolic but was then knocked out by Nigel Short. In the 1994 FIDE Candidates he beat Michael Adams and Vladimir Kramnik only to lose to Anatoli Karpov. In tournaments he was 1st= at Amsterdam 1988, 1st= at Klajpeda 1988, 2nd at Linares 1990, 1st at Biel 1993 and 1st= at Belgrade 1995.

Gelfand currently lives in Israel. He is ranked 7th on the November 2009 FIDE rating list. The closest he has come to the World Championship title was when he tied for second place with Kramnik at the Mexico City FIDE World Championship Tournament (2007), finishing a point behind winner Viswanathan Anand. In 2009 he won the World Cup (2009) and so qualifies for another shot at the Championship in 2010.


 page 1 of 86; games 1-25 of 2,143  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Gelfand vs Veremeichik 0-147 1982 MinskE12 Queen's Indian
2. S Yuferov vs Gelfand  1-054 1983 BLR-chA54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3
3. V Dydyshko vs Gelfand  1-041 1983 BLR-chE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
4. Gelfand vs B Malisov  1-056 1983 BLR-chB07 Pirc
5. P Korzubov vs Gelfand 0-157 1983 BLR-chB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
6. Gelfand vs A Kovalev  0-138 1983 BLR-chB62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
7. B Itkis vs Gelfand  1-040 1983 BLR-chA48 King's Indian
8. Gelfand vs Veremeichik  1-059 1983 BLR-chA46 Queen's Pawn Game
9. B Maryasin vs Gelfand 1-066 1983 BLR-chB95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6
10. Gelfand vs V Litvinov  1-037 1983 BLR-chB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
11. T Tabatadze vs Gelfand  ½-½55 1985 LeningradB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
12. M Golubev vs Gelfand ½-½49 1985 KlaipedaB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
13. Gelfand vs Ivanchuk ½-½19 1985 USSRC05 French, Tarrasch
14. S Temirbaev vs Gelfand  1-053 1985 URSE76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack
15. Gelfand vs Ulibin  1-030 1985 YurmalaC03 French, Tarrasch
16. Gelfand vs Glek  ½-½32 1985 tE73 King's Indian
17. Ulibin vs Gelfand ½-½46 1986 Sochi (Russia)B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
18. Gelfand vs A Ryskin  1-033 1986 MinskB63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack
19. Gelfand vs E Raisky  1-041 1986 MinskD46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
20. S Gross vs Gelfand  0-144 1986 It (cat.9)A25 English
21. Gelfand vs M Sorokin 1-041 1986 USSRE09 Catalan, Closed
22. V Didishko vs Gelfand  0-144 1986 MinskE83 King's Indian, Samisch
23. P Martynov vs Gelfand 0-154 1986 Sochi (Russia)B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
24. Gelfand vs Psakhis  ½-½61 1986 MinskC07 French, Tarrasch
25. Gelfand vs Balashov  ½-½54 1986 Gelfand,B; Kapengut,AD26 Queen's Gambit Accepted
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Dec-15-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Eyal: In the second Europe Echecs report from London ("Kramnik is Back!"; http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...) there's a short interview with Kramnik, and when he's told at the end that Gelfand won the World Cup he seems genuinely happy to hear that; apparently he really likes Gelfand.
Dec-15-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  tamar: <ILikeFruits>

Don't be hattin', don't be hattin'
Gelfand won, Gelfand won!

Dec-18-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Domdaniel: <proof is fetal> That is *deep*.
Dec-19-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Eyal: There's a rather long interview with Gelfand at http://www.sport-express.ru/newspap.... From what I can gather of the Babel Fish translation, there are some things of interest that he says there, in addition to what's already been regurgitated in the Khanty Mansiysk interviews during the World Cup.

- He addresses the question of why he didn't participate in the World Cup of 2007, saying it was because he was still drained from the WC at Mexico and didn't believe he could perform well (people were wondering at the time whether it was a protest against Topalov getting the privilege to play the winner, as in the cases of Leko and Morozevich).

- With regard to dealing with the weather conditions at Khanty Mansiysk, says that he and Ponomariov went for an hour's walk outside each day, whereas players like Gashimov stayed inside and eventually struggled. Also says the weather there was on the whole healthier than the less cold but damper one in Moscow during the Tal Memorial.

- About the forthcoming Anand-Topalov match, he's another one to state that he'd favor Anand elsewhere but thinks Topalov will win in Sofia - not because of any shenanigans, just because of the natural difficulty Anand, for whom "it's important to play under conditions of complete psychological comfort", will have at playing in the home court of his opponent (though he says it's a close to even match up - Anand has the edge in pure chess terms, but Topalov has his aces of unbelievable energy and power).

- About the candidates matches, says that he hopes he would get to play with Carlsen, and when the interviewer expresses surprise he explains that it would be more interesting for him, since he hardly had a chance to play serious games with him, whereas he already played quite a lot against Kramnik or Aronian.

Dec-20-09   Where is my mind: Thanks for the translation.<Eyal>

I'm surprised to read an insider predict a Topalov victory. ... "just because of the natural difficulty Anand, for whom "it's important to play under conditions of complete psychological comfort", will have at playing in the home court of his opponent" It's an interesting insight.I thought the home town advantage would be less against a well traveled player such as Anand and that Anand could defeat any current player anywhere. Can't argue about Topalov's,fight and energy though,he's proven that time and time again.

Dec-20-09   splatty: Joint 5/6th in live world ranking list alonside Aronian; congrats Boris :D
Dec-20-09   paavoh: Does somebody have the info and time to update his bio?
Jan-01-10   HeMateMe: Gelfand is No. 6 at year end ratings. he is having a nice resurgence. He's about the same age as Anand. Very quietly, Gelfand hangs around, near the top. Reminds me of Leko. Never seems to make any news, but he is at No. 12, always among the leaders.
Jan-01-10   HeMateMe: Just as a barometer, you check a player's record against Kasparov. Nasty business here--Kasparov leads 13-0, with 9 draws. No mercy from the Beast of Baku.
Jan-16-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  notyetagm: Nice article on Gelfand: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages...
Jan-17-10   HeMateMe: < his book "My Most Memorable Games" has sold well> Isn't this an oxymoron?
Feb-12-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  notyetagm: Gelfand vs Karjakin, 2009

Schach 64 Test und Training:

<In Schach Magazin 64, Februar 2010, nimmt Großmeister King die Partie Boris Gelfand (2758) gegen Sergej Karjakin (2723) unter die Lupe: >

http://www.schuenemann-verlag.de/sc...

Feb-25-10   Poisonpawns: A nice pic of Gelfand after his game with Topalov.

http://tinyurl.com/gelfan

Jun-06-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  amadeus: Congrats, GM Gelfand!

http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

Jun-07-10   HeMateMe: the somewhat under-the-radar Gelfand strikes again!
Jun-09-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Gelfand likes to fiddle with captured pieces during blitz games. Does he do this when playing "classical" chess? Are there any other GM's who play with captured pieces during a game?
Jun-15-10   Topista: I think Carlsen does it .
Jun-23-10   zluria: Gelfand is having a good tournament in Bazna. He's +2 after 8 rounds. Probably not enough to catch Carlsen though, who is +4.
Jun-24-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  wordfunph: Game Today in Bazna Kings: Rd 9 --- Ponomariov vs Gelfand

the best gift that Pono can give to Boris today is 0-1!

happy 42nd birthday Boris!

Jun-24-10   jrichman38: Happy B-day Boris!
Aug-16-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  suenteus po 147: Gelfand finished equal first with Topalov at this event just over eight years ago: Game Collection: Cannes 2002
Aug-19-10   zluria: Boris is schooling the younger generation these days at www.nhchess.com (youth vs. experience). The rest of the Geezer team is performing much worse. Svidler's play has been particularly lackluster.
Aug-22-10   bharatiy: Looking at his latest results and counting on his experience, it will be foolish to count Gelfand out when people are thinking of next challenger. I believe its vdry close than probably thought. Now I can only rule out two Azeri players and may be Kamsky, otherwise Carlsen, kramnik, topalov, Aronian and Gelfand all have serious chances. When and where is Candidates tournament? I cant wait for it now!
Aug-22-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Check It Out: Gelfand is definitely a contender. What a powerhouse: very few weak moves, great preparation and work ethic, and knows how to win a won game.
Aug-22-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  rapidcitychess: <Go <Gelfand the Grey>!> You forgot at the end he's Gelfand the White!
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