Boris Gelfand

🇮🇱 Israel

Age 57•Grandmaster

Boris Gelfand is a Grandmaster from Israel with a current classical FIDE rating of 2629. Boris Gelfand achieved a peak FIDE rating of 2777 in Nov 2013 (Age 45). Boris Gelfand is currently ranked #95 in the world and #1 in Israel. Boris's most popular opening is the Petrov's Defense.

FIDE RATING

2629

Classical

2629

Rapid

2625

Blitz

2580

Career Statistics

World Rank#95

Country Rank#1

Peak Rating2777 - Nov 2013 (Age 45)

Total Games3747

Wins1105 (29%)

Draws1939 (52%)

Losses703 (19%)

Active Years1987 - 2026

Similar Players

Rank

Name

Rating

#93Jonas Buhl Bjerre2629

#94Loek Van Wely2629

#95Boris Gelfand2629

#96Abhimanyu Mishra2629

#97David Navara2628

Top Openings

Opening

Games

Petrov's DefenseC42

113

Sicilian DefenseB90

106

Sicilian DefenseB30

Catalan OpeningE04

Catalan OpeningE05

Last updated on March 02, 2026