GM Boris Kantsler Full name Boris Kantsler Born 1962 (age 64) Place of birth Federation Israel Profiles #1220 World Ranking 2348 Classical 2287 Rapid 2351 Blitz Rating Bio Most Played Openings White Pieces Alapin Sicilian Defense (12 games) Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Stoltz Variation (9 games) Nimzo-Indian Defense: Bishop Attack, Classical Defense (9 games) Slav Defense: Exchange Variation (6 games) King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (6 games) Black Pieces Queen's Pawn Opening: Rossolimo Variation (30 games) Modern Defense: Standard Line (27 games) Pirc Defense (22 games) Caro-Kann Defense: Gurgenidze System (17 games) Queen's Pawn Opening: English Rat Defense (16 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Boris Kantsler (2348) Nisim Iliaguev (2385) 1-0 68 2026 Boris Kantsler (2348) Johnatan Bakalchuk (2438) 0-1 56 2026 Boris Kantsler (2348) Ilya Smirin (2564) ½-½ 39 2026 Eyal Noy (2250) Boris Kantsler (2348) 1-0 52 2026 Ori Kobo (2482) Boris Kantsler (2348) ½-½ 57 2026 Avigdor Bykhovsky (2320) Boris Kantsler (2352) ½-½ 27 2026 Boris Kantsler (2285) Marius Fromm (2411) 0-1 60 2025 Boris Kantsler (2285) David Gorodetzky (2400) 0-1 29 2025 Boris Kantsler (2285) Gennadi Ginsburg (2496) ½-½ 46 2025 Radoslav Dimitrov (2478) Boris Kantsler (2285) ½-½ 55 2025 Show All Games