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Gelfand, Boris
GM🇮🇱FIDE 2805677· Male· Israel· Born in 1968
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Boris Gelfand, a 58-year-old Israeli Grandmaster, is rated 2635 and ranked 1st among Israeli players, and 91st worldwide. He has held steady between 2625 and 2650 for 8 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Al-Beruniy 3rd International chess tournament, Masters, Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7, and Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 1 blitz events (including Shmuel "Dugo" Fridman Memorial Blitz jun 2025) recently. His peak of 2777 was reached at age 45 (Nov 2013); he also reached World #6 in Nov 2009 and spent 17 months in the world top 10.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 33).
Current rating
2635
Standard
Rpd2625·Blz2580
All-time high
2777
−142 pts below
Nov 2013 · age 45
Nov 2013 · age 45
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Israeli players · of 1,914
17 months in World top 10 (2001–2014)
17 months in World top 10 (2001–2014)
Career timeline
28 entries2025
Re-crossed 2650
at age 57
Mar 2025
2024
1st 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2664
Feb 2024
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2676 → returned at 2675
Apr 2020
2019
1st 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2686
Oct 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2700
at age 50
Jul 2018
1,000 career games
at age 50
Jul 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
2652 → 2635
Tournaments
6
38 games
Score
20/ 3852.6%
6W28D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #5 | 2638 | +1.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #58 | 3354 | +4.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #102 | 2537 | -1.3 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #6 | 2604 | -3.1 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4/7 | #185 | 2601 | -2.9 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/11 | #89 | 2549 | -16.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPeter SvidlerGM
FID·2682
+7 −10 =30
47 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsShakhriyar MamedyarovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2717
+8 −18 =20
46 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsAlexander GrischukGM
🇷🇺RUS·2641
+6 −11 =27
44 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsErnesto InarkievGM
🇷🇺RUS·2653
+14 −9 =17
40 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsVasyl IvanchukGM
🇺🇦UKR·2634
+7 −7 =23
37 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
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Israel
#1
out of 2,241 players
Europe
#41
in continent
World
#91
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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Europe
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