Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
1. M Glizer vs Gelfand |
| 1-0 | 28 | 1979 | Krylenko Memorial (Juniors) | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
2. Klovans vs Gelfand |
 | ½-½ | 43 | 1986 | URS | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
3. S Zagrebelny vs Gelfand |
 | ½-½ | 31 | 1986 | 18th Soviet Team-ch qual group 3 | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
4. Psakhis vs Gelfand |
 | ½-½ | 40 | 1987 | URS-ch FL55 | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
5. Dolmatov vs Gelfand |
 | ½-½ | 59 | 1988 | URS-ch First League Klaipeda | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
6. Anand vs Gelfand |
 | ½-½ | 21 | 1989 | GMA World Cup Open | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
7. K Aseev vs Gelfand |
 | 0-1 | 40 | 1989 | USSR Championship | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
8. Dolmatov vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 51 | 1989 | USSR Championship | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
9. Short vs Gelfand |
 | 1-0 | 44 | 1996 | Euwe Memorial | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
10. Kasparov vs Gelfand |
  | 1-0 | 36 | 1996 | Euwe Memorial | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
11. Shirov vs Gelfand |
 | 1-0 | 60 | 1996 | Dos Hermanas | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
12. Lautier vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 36 | 1996 | Tilburg Fontys | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
13. Svidler vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 26 | 1996 | Tilburg Fontys | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
14. Kasparov vs Gelfand |
 | ½-½ | 47 | 1997 | Linares | 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. J Polgar vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 32 | 1997 | Dortmund Sparkassen | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
18. Smirin vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 28 | 1998 | Haifa act | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
19. Sutovsky vs Gelfand |
| 0-1 | 55 | 1999 | ISR-chT | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
20. Anand vs Gelfand |
 | 1-0 | 38 | 1999 | Amber Tournament (Rapid) | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
21. Khalifman vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 21 | 1999 | FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
22. Khalifman vs Gelfand |
 | 1-0 | 39 | 1999 | FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
23. Svidler vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 49 | 2000 | Wydra Memorial | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
24. Z Almasi vs Gelfand |
| ½-½ | 17 | 2001 | Amber Rapidplay | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
25. A Volokitin vs Gelfand |
 | ½-½ | 16 | 2001 | Vidmar Memorial | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |