Boris Gelfand
Modern era · Israel · b. 1968
Top ten for two decades, and a World Championship finalist in 2012, at 43.
Career In The Collection
Head-to-Head Records
1553 Games · Page 1 of 8
- 2026 vs Hikaru Nakamura Black Naroditsky Mem Blitz RR C47 1/2-1/2
- 2026 vs Wesley So White Naroditsky Mem Blitz RR A04 1/2-1/2
- 2025 vs Arjun Erigaisi Black 40th ECC Open 2025 B30 1/2-1/2
- 2025 vs Vincent Keymer Black 40th ECC Open 2025 B30 1-0
- 2025 vs Alexei Shirov Black FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 B30 1/2-1/2
- 2025 vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa White FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 D30 0-1
- 2025 vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov Black FIDE World Rapid Team D04 1-0
- 2025 vs Richard Rapport White FIDE World Rapid Team A88 1-0
- 2025 vs Arjun Erigaisi White FIDE World Rapid Team A07 0-1
- 2024 vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov White World Blitz 2024 A40 1-0
- 2024 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda Black World Blitz 2024 A45 1-0
- 2024 vs Hikaru Nakamura Black World Blitz 2024 B30 1/2-1/2
- 2024 vs Wei Yi Black World Blitz 2024 E46 1-0
- 2024 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi Black World Rapid 2024 E28 1-0
- 2024 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black 39th ECC Open 2024 E48 1/2-1/2
- 2024 vs Vincent Keymer Black Julius Baer Gen Cup D3 L A35 1/2-1/2
- 2024 vs Vincent Keymer White Julius Baer Gen Cup D3 L E10 1/2-1/2
- 2024 vs Vincent Keymer White Julius Baer Gen Cup D3 L A13 0-1
- 2024 vs Gata Kamsky Black Julius Baer Gen Cup D3 L A45 1-0
- 2024 vs Gata Kamsky White Julius Baer Gen Cup D3 L A81 1-0
- 2024 vs Gata Kamsky Black Julius Baer Gen Cup D3 L A45 0-1
- 2024 vs Peter Svidler Black ch-HUN Blitz 2024 A30 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Arjun Erigaisi White 9th Gashimov Mem Blitz A33 0-1
- 2023 vs Arjun Erigaisi Black 9th Gashimov Mem Blitz A36 1-0
- 2023 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Black 9th Gashimov Mem Blitz A45 1-0
- 2023 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov White 9th Gashimov Mem Blitz A15 0-1
- 2023 vs Richard Rapport Black 9th Gashimov Mem Blitz C26 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Richard Rapport White 9th Gashimov Mem Blitz E94 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Richard Rapport Black 9th Gashimov Mem Rapid B30 1-0
- 2023 vs Arjun Erigaisi White 9th Gashimov Mem Rapid A15 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov White 9th Gashimov Mem Rapid D02 0-1
- 2023 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Levitov Chess Week Rapid B30 1-0
- 2023 vs Levon Aronian Black Levitov Chess Week Rapid B30 1-0
- 2023 vs Wesley So White Levitov Chess Week Rapid E10 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Peter Svidler White Levitov Chess Week Rapid A04 1-0
- 2023 vs Alexander Grischuk Black Levitov Chess Week Rapid B40 1-0
- 2023 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Levitov Chess Week Rapid E10 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Black Levitov Chess Week Rapid A33 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi Black Levitov Chess Week Rapid B40 1-0
- 2023 vs Viswanathan Anand White Levitov Chess Week Rapid E06 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Levon Aronian White Levitov Chess Week Rapid D45 0-1
- 2023 vs Wesley So Black Levitov Chess Week Rapid A01 1-0
- 2023 vs Peter Svidler Black Levitov Chess Week Rapid B40 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Alexander Grischuk White Levitov Chess Week Rapid E06 1-0
- 2023 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Levitov Chess Week Rapid B40 0-1
- 2023 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov White Levitov Chess Week Rapid E06 0-1
- 2023 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi White Levitov Chess Week Rapid E06 0-1
- 2023 vs Vincent Keymer Black 5th Prague Masters 2023 E20 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Gukesh Dommaraju White 28th Sigeman & Co 2023 D17 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Vincent Keymer White 28th Sigeman & Co 2023 E54 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Peter Svidler White 28th Sigeman & Co 2023 A15 0-1
- 2023 vs Arjun Erigaisi White 28th Sigeman & Co 2023 E04 0-1
- 2023 vs Levon Aronian Black Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023 B90 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Arjun Erigaisi White Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023 D77 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Alexander Grischuk White Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023 A07 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Hou Yifan Black Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023 B40 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Vincent Keymer Black Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023 A04 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023 E06 1-0
- 2023 vs Levon Aronian White Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023 A07 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Arjun Erigaisi Black Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023 D35 1-0
- 2023 vs Alexander Grischuk Black Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023 B40 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Hou Yifan White Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023 E18 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Vincent Keymer White Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023 A07 0-1
- 2023 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023 A36 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Alexander Grischuk Black Satty Zhuldyz Rapid 2023 B52 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Hou Yifan White Satty Zhuldyz Rapid 2023 E06 1-0
- 2023 vs Levon Aronian White Satty Zhuldyz Rapid 2023 D78 0-1
- 2023 vs Arjun Erigaisi Black Satty Zhuldyz Rapid 2023 A45 1-0
- 2023 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Satty Zhuldyz Rapid 2023 B40 1/2-1/2
- 2023 vs Vincent Keymer White Satty Zhuldyz Rapid 2023 A05 1/2-1/2
- 2022 vs Magnus Carlsen White Julius Baer GenCup Prelim D27 0-1
- 2022 vs Arjun Erigaisi Black Julius Baer GenCup Prelim A45 1/2-1/2
- 2022 vs Vincent Keymer White Julius Baer GenCup Prelim A13 1/2-1/2
- 2022 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda Black Julius Baer GenCup Prelim B30 1-0
- 2022 vs Anish Giri White Julius Baer GenCup Prelim E11 1/2-1/2
- 2022 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Julius Baer GenCup Prelim B36 1/2-1/2
- 2022 vs Levon Aronian Black Julius Baer GenCup Prelim A04 1-0
- 2022 vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa White Julius Baer GenCup Prelim E04 0-1
- 2022 vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov White CGC KO 2022 D20 0-1
- 2022 vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov Black CGC KO 2022 E46 1/2-1/2
- 2022 vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov Black CGC KO 2022 E46 1-0
- 2022 vs Viswanathan Anand White 35th Leon GM 2022 D11 1-0
- 2022 vs Viswanathan Anand Black 35th Leon GM 2022 B30 0-1
- 2022 vs Viswanathan Anand White 35th Leon GM 2022 E04 0-1
- 2022 vs Viswanathan Anand Black 35th Leon GM 2022 B30 1-0
- 2022 vs Viswanathan Anand Black 35th Leon GM 2022 B30 0-1
- 2022 vs Viswanathan Anand White 35th Leon GM 2022 E04 1-0
- 2022 vs Alexander Grischuk Black Levitov Chess 50k 2022 B35 1/2-1/2
- 2022 vs Sergey Karjakin White Levitov Chess 50k 2022 D11 1/2-1/2
- 2022 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Levitov Chess 50k 2022 D02 1-0
- 2022 vs Peter Svidler Black Levitov Chess 50k 2022 B30 0-1
- 2021 vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave White World Blitz 2021 D85 0-1
- 2021 vs Magnus Carlsen Black World Blitz 2021 B23 1-0
- 2021 vs Fabiano Caruana Black World Blitz 2021 B30 0-1
- 2021 vs Gukesh Dommaraju Black World Rapid 2021 D43 1-0
- 2021 vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov White World Rapid 2021 E04 0-1
- 2021 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi Black World Rapid 2021 B30 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Arjun Erigaisi White World Rapid 2021 E04 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Anish Giri Black World Rapid 2021 D02 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov White World Rapid 2021 D85 1-0
- 2021 vs Michael Adams White 12th LCC ENG v ROW 2021 E10 1-0
- 2021 vs Michael Adams Black 12th LCC ENG v ROW 2021 B30 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa Black FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 B30 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov Black Tolstoy Mem 2021 E32 0-1
- 2021 vs Anish Giri Black Tolstoy Mem 2021 D43 1-0
- 2021 vs Gata Kamsky Black 54th Biel GM Blitz 2021 B23 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Gata Kamsky White 54th Biel GM Blitz 2021 A81 0-1
- 2021 vs Vincent Keymer White 54th Biel GM Blitz 2021 E10 1-0
- 2021 vs Vincent Keymer Black 54th Biel GM Blitz 2021 A35 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Gata Kamsky Black 54th Biel GM 2021 A45 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Vincent Keymer White 54th Biel GM 2021 E10 1-0
- 2021 vs Gata Kamsky White 54th Biel GM Rapid 2021 E15 0-1
- 2021 vs Vincent Keymer Black 54th Biel GM Rapid 2021 D43 0-1
- 2021 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Levitov Ivanchuk-Gelfand E15 1-0
- 2021 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Levitov Ivanchuk-Gelfand A00 0-1
- 2021 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Levitov Ivanchuk-Gelfand D11 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Levitov Ivanchuk-Gelfand B60 1-0
- 2021 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Levitov Ivanchuk-Gelfand A34 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Levitov Ivanchuk-Gelfand B57 1/2-1/2
- 2021 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Levitov Ivanchuk-Gelfand A34 1-0
- 2021 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Levitov Ivanchuk-Gelfand D43 0-1
- 2020 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Ayelen Invitational 2020 E16 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Yuri Razuvaev Mem 2020 A30 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi White Yuri Razuvaev Mem 2020 A41 0-1
- 2020 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi Black Legends of Chess Prelim A01 0-1
- 2020 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi Black Legends of Chess Prelim B20 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi White Legends of Chess Prelim D86 0-1
- 2020 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi White Legends of Chess Prelim D86 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi Black Legends of Chess Prelim B20 0-1
- 2020 vs Peter Leko Black Legends of Chess Prelim B30 0-1
- 2020 vs Peter Leko White Legends of Chess Prelim D38 1-0
- 2020 vs Peter Leko White Legends of Chess Prelim E06 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Peter Leko Black Legends of Chess Prelim A35 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Peter Leko Black Legends of Chess Prelim B30 1-0
- 2020 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Legends of Chess Prelim B30 1-0
- 2020 vs Viswanathan Anand White Legends of Chess Prelim E10 0-1
- 2020 vs Viswanathan Anand White Legends of Chess Prelim E10 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Legends of Chess Prelim A04 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Legends of Chess Prelim D37 1-0
- 2020 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Legends of Chess Prelim A30 1-0
- 2020 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Legends of Chess Prelim E17 0-1
- 2020 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Legends of Chess Prelim D04 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Anish Giri Black Legends of Chess Prelim A04 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Anish Giri Black Legends of Chess Prelim B22 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Anish Giri White Legends of Chess Prelim D12 0-1
- 2020 vs Anish Giri White Legends of Chess Prelim A07 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Magnus Carlsen Black Legends of Chess Prelim B33 1-0
- 2020 vs Magnus Carlsen White Legends of Chess Prelim D87 0-1
- 2020 vs Magnus Carlsen Black Legends of Chess Prelim B32 1-0
- 2020 vs Peter Svidler Black Legends of Chess Prelim B30 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Peter Svidler Black Legends of Chess Prelim B30 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Peter Svidler White Legends of Chess Prelim A33 0-1
- 2020 vs Peter Svidler White Legends of Chess Prelim A33 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Legends of Chess Prelim A15 1-0
- 2020 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Legends of Chess Prelim D30 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Legends of Chess Prelim D87 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Legends of Chess Prelim D43 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Ding Liren White Legends of Chess Prelim D86 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Ding Liren Black Legends of Chess Prelim B30 0-1
- 2020 vs Ding Liren White Legends of Chess Prelim E10 1/2-1/2
- 2020 vs Ding Liren Black Legends of Chess Prelim E47 0-1
- 2020 vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov White PNWCC Online Blitz JP 15 A14 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Black World Rapid 2019 E32 1-0
- 2019 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi Black Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix B30 1-0
- 2019 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi White Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix A15 0-1
- 2019 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi White Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix A33 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi Black Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix B30 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Alexander Grischuk Black FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss C42 1-0
- 2019 vs Anish Giri White Levitov Chess Week Rapid D11 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Levitov Chess Week Rapid B31 1-0
- 2019 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Levitov Chess Week Rapid A36 0-1
- 2019 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi White Levitov Chess Week Rapid A35 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Alexander Grischuk White Levitov Chess Week Rapid E11 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Peter Svidler Black Levitov Chess Week Rapid A36 0-1
- 2019 vs Viswanathan Anand White Levitov Chess Week Blitz A21 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Anish Giri White Levitov Chess Week Blitz E10 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Alexander Grischuk Black Levitov Chess Week Blitz E60 1-0
- 2019 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Levitov Chess Week Blitz A13 0-1
- 2019 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi Black Levitov Chess Week Blitz B33 1-0
- 2019 vs Peter Svidler Black Levitov Chess Week Blitz A36 1-0
- 2019 vs Peter Svidler White Netanya Masters 2019 A15 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Wei Yi White Armageddon: Chess for TV A48 0-1
- 2019 vs Wei Yi Black Armageddon: Chess for TV E00 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Peter Leko Black IMSA World Masters Blitz B35 1-0
- 2019 vs Peter Leko White IMSA World Masters Blitz D42 0-1
- 2019 vs Richard Rapport Black IMSA World Masters Blitz A01 0-1
- 2019 vs Richard Rapport White IMSA World Masters Blitz A91 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Peter Leko Black IMSA World Masters Rapid B30 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Richard Rapport Black IMSA World Masters Rapid C36 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Richard Rapport White 1st Prague Masters 2019 A50 1/2-1/2
- 2019 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda White 1st Prague Masters 2019 E06 1/2-1/2
- 2018 vs Magnus Carlsen Black World Blitz 2018 A33 1/2-1/2
- 2018 vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda Black World Blitz 2018 A45 1-0
- 2018 vs Peter Svidler White World Blitz 2018 A34 1/2-1/2
- 2018 vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov White World Blitz 2018 E18 1/2-1/2
- 2018 vs Peter Svidler White World Rapid 2018 A35 1/2-1/2
- 2018 vs Vincent Keymer Black chess.com IoM Masters D45 1-0
- 2018 vs Levon Aronian White chess.com IoM Masters E06 1/2-1/2
- 2018 vs Peter Leko White 43rd Olympiad 2018 A35 1/2-1/2
- 2018 vs Michael Adams White 43rd Olympiad 2018 E04 1/2-1/2
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