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Chess Games Database
GM
Boris Gelfand
Full name
Boris Gelfand
Born
Jun 24, 1968
(age 57)
Place of birth
Minsk, Belarussian SSR, Soviet Union
Federation
Israel
Profiles
Total Games
3952
29% Win
52% Draw
19% Loss
As White
1986
35% Win
50% Draw
15% Loss
As Black
1966
24% Win
54% Draw
22% Loss
Boris Gelfand Chess Games
Players
Result
Moves
Year
Boris Gelfand
(2621)
Nitzan Steinberg
(2520)
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6
English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System
1-0
58
2026
Boris Gelfand
(2629)
Ido Gorshtein
(2546)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 a6
English Opening: Agincourt, Romanishin Variation, Romanishin Gambit
1-0
41
2026
Boris Gelfand
(2629)
Shamsiddin Vokhidov
(2644)
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6
Catalan Opening: Closed
½-½
54
2026
Boris Gelfand
(2629)
Mukhiddin Madaminov
(2567)
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6
Catalan Opening: Closed
½-½
34
2026
Boris Gelfand
(2629)
Aram Hakobyan
(2619)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5
Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin, Alekhine Variation
½-½
30
2026
Nitzan Steinberg
(2556)
Boris Gelfand
(2630)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4
Petrov's Defense: Steinitz Attack, Symmetrical, Center Variation
1-0
33
2026
Afruza Khamdamova
(2403)
Boris Gelfand
(2629)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4
Sicilian Defense: Open Variation
0-1
45
2026
Yahli Sokolovsky
(2537)
Boris Gelfand
(2630)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack
½-½
31
2026
Nitzan Steinberg
(2556)
Boris Gelfand
(2630)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4
Petrov's Defense: Steinitz Attack, Symmetrical, Center Variation
½-½
46
2026
Alexander Donchenko
(2655)
Boris Gelfand
(2629)
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6
English Opening: Symmetrical, Four Knights Variation
½-½
31
2026
Abdimalik Abdisalimov
(2563)
Boris Gelfand
(2629)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6
Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation
½-½
62
2026
Volodar Murzin
(2652)
Boris Gelfand
(2629)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5
Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Meran, Anti-Moscow Gambit
½-½
30
2026
Shant Sargsyan
(2659)
Boris Gelfand
(2629)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack
½-½
31
2026
Boris Gelfand
(2649)
Valentin Baidetskyi
(2525)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+
Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation
1-0
59
2025
Boris Gelfand
(2622)
Richard Rapport
(2709)
1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 f5
Dutch Defense: Leningrad, Warsaw Variation
1-0
90
2025
Boris Gelfand
(2622)
Adithya Vaidyanathan
(2147)
1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4
English Opening: Symmetrical, Anti-Benoni Variation
1-0
34
2025
Boris Gelfand
(2622)
Alan Pichot
(2564)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5
Slav Defense: Modern Line
1-0
52
2025
Boris Gelfand
(2652)
Baadur Jobava
(2590)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6
Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin, Janowski Variation
1-0
23
2025
Boris Gelfand
(2636)
Simon Williams
(2426)
1. Nf3 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5
Réti Opening: Dutch Variation
1-0
33
2025
Boris Gelfand
(2633)
Aldiyar Ansat
(2476)
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6
Catalan Opening: Open
1-0
35
2025
Boris Gelfand
(2622)
Nihal Sarin
(2676)
1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. e4 Bb7
Queen's Pawn Opening: English Defense
0-1
49
2025
Boris Gelfand
(2622)
Arjun Erigaisi
(2708)
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c5
English Opening: Neo-Catalan Defense
0-1
43
2025
Boris Gelfand
(2652)
Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu
(2785)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6
Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening
0-1
65
2025
Boris Gelfand
(2652)
Aleksandra Goryachkina
(2528)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5
Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation
0-1
41
2025
Boris Gelfand
(2649)
Pavel Eljanov
(2658)
1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 d4
English Opening: Agincourt Defense
½-½
24
2025
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