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Chess Games Database
GM
Boris Gelfand
Full name
Boris Gelfand
Born
Jun 24, 1968
(age 58)
Place of birth
Minsk, Belarus
Federation
Israel
Profiles
Total Games
3963
29% Win
52% Draw
19% Loss
As White
1992
35% Win
50% Draw
15% Loss
As Black
1971
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
(2635)
Alon Greenfeld
(2471)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6
Catalan Opening
1-0
29
2026
Boris Gelfand
(2623)
Nico Chasin
(2448)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5
Catalan Opening
1-0
60
2026
Boris Gelfand
(2623)
Kostya Kavutskiy
(2414)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation
1-0
47
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
Boris Gelfand
(2635)
Guy Levin
(2487)
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7
Neo-Grünfeld Defense with 3...d5
½-½
59
2026
Boris Gelfand
(2623)
Samuel Sevian
(2666)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5
English Opening: Neo-Catalan Defense
½-½
51
2026
Boris Gelfand
(2623)
Benjamin Moon
(2224)
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5
Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights, Rubinstein, Prague, Main Line
½-½
55
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
Charles Troutman
(1924)
Boris Gelfand
(2592)
1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 Bg4
Caro-Kann Defense
0-1
44
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
Alexandr Predke
(2616)
Boris Gelfand
(2635)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation
½-½
80
2026
Leinier Dominguez Perez
(2666)
Boris Gelfand
(2623)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4
Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation
½-½
61
2026
Andy Woodward
(2521)
Boris Gelfand
(2623)
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5
London System
½-½
35
2026
Benjamin Moon
(2187)
Boris Gelfand
(2592)
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5
London System
½-½
53
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
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