Scouting report: Boris Gelfand (GM, ISR)

4,389 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (2,807 classical, 827 rapid, 755 blitz): 30% wins, 50% draws, 19% losses. FIDE rating 2641 standard, 2624 rapid, 2582 blitz, world #76. 1,075 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.1 blunders per game.

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Boris Gelfand

TitleGrandmasterFederationIsraelBorn1968FIDE ID2805677

Classical2641
Rapid2624
Blitz2582
Games4,389
W · D · L30 / 50 / 19
Peak2777

Rating history

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Classical2641Rapid2624Blitz2582no games played
Accuracy by phase
97.0%Opening93.8%Middlegame95.2%Endgame
Clutch factor
Insufficient data

Play style

Elite accuracy: 93.8% average
Very consistent (85%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (63% in 151 games)

Recent games

Csonka, Balazs(2470)

41st ECC Open 2026 · 23 Oct 2026

½–½
Alonso Rosell, Alvar(2560)

41st ECC Open 2026 · 22 Oct 2026

1–0
Yakubboev, Nodirbek(2712)

41st ECC Open 2026 · 20 Oct 2026

½–½
Pechac, Jergus(2539)

41st ECC Open 2026 · 19 Oct 2026

1–0
Saraci, Nderim(2445)

41st ECC Open 2026 · 18 Oct 2026

1–0

Play against Gelfand's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 4,389 games

Openings

2,217 games as White · scores 59.9%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White
Sicilian: e6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 e612 games, last played 3 years ago50.0%losses
Benko Gambit1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b510 games, last played 11 years ago50.0%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

No consistent strengths detected as white

By family

open a family to see its lines
PRO
4,389 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 59.9%
41660.1%—
28660.3%—
26660.0%—
19964.1%+4.2 pts
16758.4%—
14160.3%—
13156.9%—
12959.3%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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Critical moment
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Error heatmap · Critical squares
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

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Repertoire

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4,389 games in scope
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2,217 games36%W48%D16%L
Move
1. d4
14834m
35%49%16
60%
1. ♞f3
4161w
37%47%16
60%
1. c4
16711m
34%49%17
58%
1. e4
1514y
43%39%18
63%

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