Gelfand, Boris
GM
IsraelISR
ID: 2805677
Chess.com @remontada2017★

Boris Gelfand

FIDE ratings

2,641Classical
2,624Rapid
2,582Blitz

Performance

50 games
36% Win
50% Draw
14% Loss

Boris Gelfand's playing style

Strong overall score:61%18W 25D 7L over 50 games
Best with 1.Nf3 as White:52%in 21 games
Out of form:50%6W 8D 6L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:50%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, King's Indian Attack has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

King's Indian Attack
50%
50%
4g
Queen's Gambit Declined
100%
4g
King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation
100%
2g
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined
50%
50%
2g
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Standard Development
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian has the largest Black sample, with 2 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian
50%
50%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack
50%
50%
2g
Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation
100%
2g
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

30 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

30 games in this line · White to move

Results for Gelfand, Boris as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
43%
40%
17%
Move
21 · 70%
29%
48%
24%
9 · 30%
78%
22%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Oct 19, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMPechac, Jergus(2539)
W—
Oct 18, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
IMSaraci, Nderim(2445)
L—
Jul 5, 2026
OTB - TWIC
GMDurarbayli, Vasif(2611)
W—
Jul 5, 2026
OTB - TWIC
GMKhanin, Semen(2601)
L—
Jul 5, 2026
OTB
Sheehan, Ethan(2348)
D—
Jul 5, 2026
OTB
GMNakamura, Hikaru(2792)
D—
Jul 5, 2026
OTB
GMSo, Wesley(2765)
D—
Jul 5, 2026
OTB - TWIC
GMSevian, Samuel(2701)
D—
Jul 5, 2026
OTB - TWIC
GMMadaminov, Mukhiddin(2611)
L—
Jul 5, 2026
OTB - TWIC
GMNakamura, Hikaru(2792)
D—

Research Boris Gelfand’s games and opening repertoire

GM Boris Gelfand is rated 2641 in standard, 2624 in rapid, 2582 in blitz by FIDE. Boris Gelfand plays for Israel.

Boris Gelfand has FIDE ID 2805677. Confirm the player’s identity and linked accounts before using their games for preparation.

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