GMBoris Gelfand
ISR · FIDE ID 2805677 · 417 tournament games since 2020
Standard
2641
#1 in ISR (active)
Rapid
2624
#1 in ISR (active)
Blitz
2582
#1 in ISR (active)
Score
52%
115 W · 206 D · 96 L
Opp. avg
2544
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-07-05
2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz Final
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 54% of games (scores 52%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (43%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 87 of 98 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 51%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 60 of 61 games (Indian Defense), scoring 51%.
- By opponent strength: 40% against higher-rated players, 62% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 49% of games end in a draw.
Based on 417 over-the-board games (72 blitz · 55 classical · 50 rapid). 206 with White (55%), 211 with Black (50%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 111 | 52% |
| 1.Nf3 | 89 | 59% |
| 1.c4 | 5 | 50% |
| 1.e4 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | 17 | 44% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation | 13 | 42% |
| King's Indian Attack | 10 | 45% |
| Catalan Opening: Closed | 9 | 61% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense | 8 | 63% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (98 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 87 | 51% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 10 | 45% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 1 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (61 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 60 | 51% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 37 | 49% |
| Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation | 9 | 39% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional | 8 | 44% |
| Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation | 8 | 75% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | 7 | 36% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-05 | Andy Woodward (2496) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz Final · blitz | L |
| 2026-07-04 | Ray Robson (2620) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2026-07-04 | Andrew Tang (2553) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2026-07-04 | Mark Heimann (2411) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2026-07-04 | Nico Chasin (2513) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz · blitz | ½ |
| 2026-07-04 | Mukhiddin Madaminov (2540) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2026-07-04 | Leinier Dominguez Perez (2591) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz · blitz | ½ |
| 2026-07-04 | Samuel Sevian (2677) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz · blitz | ½ |
| 2026-07-04 | Ruslan Ponomariov (2609) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz · blitz | ½ |
| 2026-07-04 | Chithambaram VR. Aravindh (2569) 2026 Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz | Blitz · blitz | W |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.