Gelfand, Boris

ISR ISR·Born 1968·FIDE #2805677·4,581 Games

Classical26353,241 Games

Rapid2623610 Games

Blitz2592755 Games

Statistics

4581

Total

1395

Wins

2303

Draws

881

Losses

30%50%19%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.8% average

Very consistent (85%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 ♔ (63% in 151 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 1,067 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.9%

Middlegame93.8%

Endgame95.2%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+4%

Winning (+2 or more)94%

99 Games

Equal position96%

289 Games

Losing (-2 or more)90%

112 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♕

24%

74 errors

♙

19%

61 errors

♖

19%

59 errors

♗

15%

46 errors

♞

13%

42 errors

♔

10%

32 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 41average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

36% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

e411 err

f511 err

f611 err

b610 err

a49 err

e4/f5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Bacrot, Etienne2629

3. Al-Beruniy Masters · 21 Feb 2026

½-½

Sargsyan, Shant2659

Round 8: Sargsyan, Shant ... · 20 Feb 2026

½-½

Hakobyan, Aram2619

Round 7: Gelfand, Boris -... · 19 Feb 2026

½-½

Murzin, Volodar2652

Round 6: Murzin, Volodar ... · 18 Feb 2026

½-½

Madaminov, Mukhiddin2567

Round 5: Gelfand, Boris -... · 17 Feb 2026

½-½

Khamdamova, Afruza2403

3rd Al-Beruniy Masters · 16 Feb 2026

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Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

Sicilian: e6 Systems

50.0%

12 Games·Loses

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID

White

Queen's Gambit Accepted

55.1%

49 Games·Wins

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4

Black

King's Indian: Saemisch

60.0%

25 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3

English: Anglo-Indian

47.6%

21 Games·Wins

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#30Bc6??

Tactics

vs Steinberg

Rapid·2026

▶

#41Bf6??

Endgame

vs Erigaisi Arjun

Rapid·2025

▶

#39Ra1??

Tactics

vs Le

Blitz·2024

▶

#58Kd2??

Endgame

vs Woodward

Blitz·2024

▶

#31Rf7??

Tactics

vs Suleymenov

Blitz·2024

▶

#41Qc3??

Endgame

vs Aravindh

Blitz·2024

▶

#35Bb3??

Endgame

vs Keymer

OTB·2024

▶

#67Nf5??

Endgame

vs Keymer

OTB·2024

▶

#49Kd7??

Endgame

vs Niemann

OTB·2024

▶

#60Ba4??

Endgame

vs Korobov

OTB·2024

Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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Starting Position

2309 Games

36%48%16%

Move	Games	%
1.d4	1550	60%
1.Nf3	432	60%
1.c4	176	59%
1.e4	151	63%

1.d4

60%

1550

1.Nf3

60%

432

1.c4

59%

176

1.e4

63%

151

Gelfand, Boris

Play against Gelfand, Boris's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Sicilian: e6 Systems

Strengths

Queen's Gambit Accepted

King's Indian: Saemisch

English: Anglo-Indian

Critical Blunders