Boris Gelfand

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[e][h]Boris Gelfand

Gelfand at FIDE World Cup 2023

Player Information

Name:

Барыс Абрамавіч Гельфанд

Romanized Name:

Boris Abramovich Gelfand

Nationality:

 Israel
 Belarus

Born:

June 24, 1968
Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (age 57)

Approx. Total Winnings:

$2,469,933

Titles

Grandmaster:

1989

International Master:

1987

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Boris Gelfand (born June 24, 1968) is an Israeli/Belarusian chess Grandmaster.

Results

• Achievements
• Recent Matches

Date	Place	Tier	Tournament		Team	Result		Prize
2014-10-14	1st - 2nd	A-Tier		FIDE Grand Prix 2014 - Baku		3/7/1	Grp S.	$22,118
2013-06-23	1st	A-Tier		Tal Memorial 2013		3/6/0	Grp S.	$39,708
2012-05-30	2nd	S-Tier		FIDE World Chess Championship 2012		1.5 : 2.5	Viswanathan Anand	$1,147,500
2011-05-19	1st	S-Tier		FIDE Candidates Matches 2011		3.5 : 2.5	Alexander Grischuk	$126,333
2009-12-10	1st	S-Tier		FIDE World Chess Cup 2009		7 : 5	Ruslan Ponomariov	$120,000
2007-09-29	3rd	S-Tier		FIDE World Chess Championship 2007		3/10/1	Grp S.	$182,000
2007-06-06	1st - 4th	S-Tier		FIDE Candidates Matches 2007		3.5 : 1.5	Gata Kamsky	$40,000
2001-12-06	5th - 8th	S-Tier		FIDE World Chess Championship 2002		2.5 : 3.5	Peter Svidler	$70,000
1997-12-23	4th - 5th	S-Tier		FIDE World Chess Championship 1998		0.5 : 1.5	Viswanathan Anand	$192,000
1995-02-18	3rd - 4th	S-Tier		FIDE World Chess Championship 1996		3 : 6	Anatoly Karpov	$136,625
Extended list of results

Date	Tier		Tournament	Participant	Score	vs. Opponent
November 29, 2025 - 13:00 ICT	B-Tier		KazChess Masters 2025 - Round 09	Boris Gelfand	0.5 : 0.5	Kazybek Nogerbek
November 28, 2025 - 17:00 ICT	B-Tier		KazChess Masters 2025 - Round 08	Boris Gelfand	1 : 0	Aldiyar Ansat
November 27, 2025 - 17:00 ICT	B-Tier		KazChess Masters 2025 - Round 07	Boris Gelfand	0.5 : 0.5	Denis Makhnev
November 26, 2025	B-Tier		KazChess Masters 2025 - Round 06	Boris Gelfand	0.5 : 0.5	Maksim Chigaev
November 25, 2025	B-Tier		KazChess Masters 2025 - Round 05	Boris Gelfand	0.5 : 0.5	Alexey Sarana
November 24, 2025	B-Tier		KazChess Masters 2025 - Round 04	Boris Gelfand	0.5 : 0.5	Sauat Nurgaliyev
November 23, 2025	B-Tier		KazChess Masters 2025 - Round 03	Boris Gelfand	0.5 : 0.5	Murali Karthikeyan
November 22, 2025	B-Tier		KazChess Masters 2025 - Round 02	Boris Gelfand	0.5 : 0.5	Edgar Mamedov
November 21, 2025	B-Tier		KazChess Masters 2025 - Round 01	Boris Gelfand	0.5 : 0.5	Volodar Murzin
September 15, 2025	A-Tier		FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 - Detailed Matches	Boris Gelfand	0.5 : 0.5	Maxim Matlakov

For a list of more match results click here.

Media

Interviews

2025

• [e] 2025-12-24 | Boris GELFAND: training with KASPAROV, battling MAGNUS | Podcast by Greg Mustreader of Chess with Mustreader
• [e] 2025-12-18 |  ШАХМАТЫ НА ПЛЮСЕ: БОРИС ГЕЛЬФАНД [CHESS ON PLUS: BORIS GELFAND] of Sport+ Qazaqstan
• [e] 2025-12-10 |  Гроссмейстер Гельфанд: Один сериал 'Ход королевы' сделал для шахмат больше, чем 50 лет усилий. [Grandmaster Gelfand: "The Queen's Gambit" series has done more for chess than 50 years of effort.] of KAN REKA

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