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Boris Gelfand
Full name Boris Abramovich Gelfand
Country Flag of Israel Israel
Born June 24, 1968 (1968-06-24) (age 39)
Minsk, Belarus
Title Grandmaster
FIDE rating 2723
(No. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Minsk (Мінск mʲinsk Минск mʲinsk is the Capital and largest city in Belarus, situated on the Svislach and Niamiha rivers Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east The title Grandmaster is awarded to extremely strong Chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Chess federations around the The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. 16 on the April 2008 FIDE ratings list)
Peak rating 2737 (January 2008)
This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. Algebraic chess notation is used to record and describe the moves in a game of Chess.

Boris Abramovich Gelfand (born 24 June 1968) is a chess grandmaster. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players. The title Grandmaster is awarded to extremely strong Chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Born in Minsk, Belarus, he emigrated to Israel in 1998, and now lives in Rishon LeZion, and is Israel's number 1 ranked chess player. Minsk (Мінск mʲinsk Минск mʲinsk is the Capital and largest city in Belarus, situated on the Svislach and Niamiha rivers Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east Aliyah ( refers to Jewish Immigration to the Land of Israel (and since its establishment in 1948 the State of Israel) Rishon LeZion (רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן lit First to Zion is the fourth-largest city in Israel, located along the central Israeli For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. He has had several strong World Chess Championship performances, without ever winning. See also Development of the World Chess Championship The World Chess Championship is played to determine the World Champion in the Board game Chess

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Chess career

Gelfand was Junior Champion of the Soviet Union at 17, and European Junior Champion two years later. In 1988 he tied for first in the World Junior Championship, the title however going to Joel Lautier. The World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 Chess tournament (players must have been under 20 years old on 1 January in the year of competition organized Joël Lautier (born 12 April 1973) is a French Chess grandmaster. The next year he earned the GM title. He has won about 30 tournaments in his professional life, including tournaments at Wijk Aan Zee (in 1992 and 1994) and first places in Biel (1993), Dos Hermanas (1994), Belgrade (1995), Tilburg (1996), and Malmo (1999). In 2004 Gelfand won the Pamplona, Navarra tournament, held from December 20 to December 29. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " For other meanings see Pamplona (disambiguation. Pamplona ( Basque: Iruñea or Iruña) is the capital city of Navarre Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II

World Championship Candidate

Several times Gelfand has qualified for Candidates Tournaments for the World Chess Championship. The Candidates Tournament was a triennial Chess tournament organized by the world chess federation FIDE as the final contest to determine the challenger for the See also Development of the World Chess Championship The World Chess Championship is played to determine the World Champion in the Board game Chess

In the World Chess Championship 1993, he qualified for the Candidates via the Interzonal. The World Chess Championship 1993 was held from 1990 to 1993 It was one of the most controversial in history with incumbent World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov, Interzonal chess tournaments were tournaments organized by FIDE, the World Chess Federation He won his first Candidates match, but was knocked out in the second (quarter-final) round by Nigel Short. Nigel David Short MBE (born June 1, 1965 in Leigh, Lancashire) is often regarded as the strongest British Chess

In the FIDE World Chess Championship 1996 he won the Interzonal, then won his first two Candidates matches, before being eliminated in the semi-final by Anatoly Karpov. The FIDE World Chess Championship 1996 was a Chess tournament held by FIDE to determine the World Chess Champion. Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov (Анатолий Евгеньевич Карпов born May 23, 1951) is a Russian Chess grandmaster

He had numerous strong results in the knockout tournaments for the FIDE World Chess Championships 1998-2004, with his best result being a semi-finalist in 1997. The FIDE World Chess Championships 1998-2004 all followed a similar format radically different from previous World Chess Championship events

He played in the 8-player 2002 Dortmund Tournament, which was the Candidates for the Classical World Chess Championship 2004, but failed to reach the semi-finals. Dortmund (ˈdɔʁtmʊnt is a City in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. The Classical World Chess Championship 2004 was held from September 25 2004 - October 18 2004 in Brissago, Switzerland.

He finished in the top 10 in the 2005 FIDE World Cup, which qualified him for the Candidates for the World Chess Championship 2007. The World Chess Championship 2007 was held in Mexico City, from September 12 2007 to September He won his Candidates matches against Rustam Kasimdzhanov (in rapid tie-breaks) and Gata Kamsky (+2-0=3), to qualify for the championship tournament in September 2007. Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Rustam Qosimjonov Рустам Касымджанов (born December 5 1979) is an Uzbekistani Chess Grandmaster Gata Kamsky real name Gataulla Rustemovich Sabirov ( Tatar: Ğata Kamskiy Ğataulla Rөstəm uğlı Sabirov Гата Камский Гатаулла Рөстәм улы Сабиров

Gelfand was not one of the favourites for the World Chess Championship 2007, but he surprised most observers by finishing joint second (third after tie breaks). The World Chess Championship 2007 was held in Mexico City, from September 12 2007 to September

Chess titles

Playing style

Gelfand is notable as a 1. d4 opener as white and as a Najdorf Sicilian specialist as black, and is noted for his strong positional awareness. The Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian Defence is one of the most complex and respected of all Chess openings It is one of Black's most popular responses to 1 This page explains commonly used terms in Chess in alphabetical order

Chess author

External links

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