Boris Gelfand

🇮🇱 Israel

Age 57•Grandmaster

Boris Gelfand is a Grandmaster from Israel with a current classical FIDE rating of 2635. Boris Gelfand achieved a peak FIDE rating of 2777 in Nov 2013 (Age 45). Boris Gelfand is currently ranked #94 in the world and #1 in Israel. Boris's most popular opening is the Petrov's Defense.

FIDE RATING

2635

Classical

2635

Rapid

2625

Blitz

2580

Career Statistics

World Rank#94

Country Rank#1

Peak Rating2777 - Nov 2013 (Age 45)

Total Games3756

Wins1106 (29%)

Draws1947 (52%)

Losses703 (19%)

Active Years1987 - 2026

Similar Players

Rank

Name

Rating

#91Shanglei Lu2635

#93Dmitrij Kollars2635

#94Boris Gelfand2635

#95Nikolas Theodorou2635

#99Pranesh M2632

Top Openings

Opening

Games

Petrov's DefenseC42

113

Sicilian DefenseB90

106

Sicilian DefenseB30

Catalan OpeningE04

Catalan OpeningE05

Last updated on May 09, 2026