| ECO A22 in 1991 play it! gelfand boris defeats white's ljubojevic ljubo in 58 moves | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Qc2 c6 6. e4 Bc5 7. Nge2 Ng4 8. f3 Nf6 9. Na4 Be7 10. d4 b5 11. dxe5 bxa4 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Qxa4 d5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. f4 Bd7 16. Qc2 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Nc6 18. Kf2 Rc8 19. Nc3 Nb4 20. Qb1 Qb6+ 21. Kg2 Rfe8 22. Re1 Bc6 23. Kh3 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Qh6+ 26. Kg2 Qc6 27. Kf3 f5 28. Qb3+ Kh8 29. cxb4 Qxe4+ |
| ECO B90 in 2003 play it! gelfand boris defeats white's bologan viktor in 106 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Be2 Qc7 8. a3 b5 9. g4 Bb7 10. f3 h6 11. Qd2 Nbd7 12. O-O-O d5 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Kb1 b4 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. a4 N7b6 17. a5 Na4 18. Nb3 Nxb2 19. Kxb2 Qc3+ 20. Qxc3 bxc3+ 21. Kb1 Nxe3 22. Rd4 Ba3 23. f4 O-O 24. Bf3 Rad8 25. Ra4 Be7 26. Re1 Nd5 27. Rc4 Rd6 28. f5 Bh4 29. Re2 exf5 30. gxf5 Bf6 31. Ka2 Rb8 32. Ka3 Be7 33. Ka4 Bf8 34. Ree4 Ne7 35. Rf4 g6 36. fxg6 Nxg6 37. Rf5 Bg7 38. Rfc5 Ne5 39. Rxc3 Rdd8 40. Re3 Nxf3 41. Rxf3 Bf8 42. Rc4 Rd5 43. Rg4+ Rg5 44. Rxg5+ hxg5 45. c3 Kg7 46. h3 Kg6 47. Nd4 Rc8 48. Nc2 f5 49. Nb4 Ra8 50. Nxa6 Rxa6 51. Kb5 Re6 52. a6 Re5+ 53. Kc6 Bc5 |
| ECO B90 in 2005 play it! gelfand boris defeats white's kobese watu in 50 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. Be3 Bb7 9. f4 Nbd7 10. O-O Be7 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Nxe6 Qc8 13. Nxg7+ Kf7 14. Nf5 Bf8 15. e5 Rg8 16. Ng3 Qc6 17. Qe2 Re8 18. Rad1 dxe5 19. fxe5 Rxe5 20. Qf2 Rxe3 21. Rxd7+ Qxd7 22. Qxe3 Qc6 23. Nge4 Rg6 24. Qh3 Kg8 25. Qf5 Be7 |
| ECO B23 in 2005 play it! gelfand boris defeats white's macieja bartlomi in 110 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. O-O Na5 8. Be2 Nf6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Kh1 Rc8 12. Bf3 Nc4 13. b3 Qa5 14. Nb1 e5 15. Ne2 Nb6 16. c3 d5 17. fxe5 Nxe4 18. Bf4 Rfe8 19. Qd4 g5 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Bxg5 Qxe5 22. Qxe5 Bxe5 23. Bf6 Bxf6 24. Rxf6 Bg4 25. Nd4 Nd5 26. Rf1 Nxc3 27. Nxc3 Rxc3 28. Rae1 Rd3 29. Nc2 e3 30. Kg1 Rc3 31. Nd4 Re4 32. Nf5 e2 33. Rf2 Rc1 34. Nh6+ Kg7 35. Rxf7+ Kxh6 36. Rxc1 e1=R+ 37. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 38. Kf2 Re2+ 39. Kg3 Be6 40. Re7 Bc4 41. Rxb7 Rxg2+ 42. Kf4 Rf2+ 43. Ke3 Rf7 44. Rb8 Bd5 45. Rd8 Bb7 46. Rd4 Kg5 47. Ra4 Bc8 48. b4 Bg4 49. b5 h5 50. Ra6 Kh4 51. a4 Kh3 52. a5 Kxh2 53. b6 axb6 54. Rxb6 Kg3 55. a6 Rf3+ |
| ECO B51 in 1999 play it! gelfand boris defeats white's oratovsky michae in 64 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bxd7+ Bxd7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Bg4 8. Qd3 Nf6 9. c4 Rc8 10. b3 g6 11. Nc3 Bg7 12. Nd4 O-O 13. f3 Bd7 14. Be3 Qa5 15. a4 e6 16. Nde2 d5 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Bd4 Be6 19. e5 Nd7 20. Qe3 Rfe8 21. f4 f6 22. exf6 Nxf6 23. Qg3 Bf5 24. Rac1 Ng4 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. h3 Qb6+ 27. Kh1 Ne3 28. Rfe1 d4 29. a5 Qd8 30. Na4 Nc2 31. Nb6 Nxe1 32. Nxc8 Rxe2 |
| ECO B33 in 2003 play it! gelfand boris defeats white's polgar judit in 122 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3 Be6 15. g4 b4 16. Bg2 bxc3 17. bxc3 Rc8 18. Qd3 e4 19. Bxe4 Ne5 20. Qe2 Nxg4 21. Rg1 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 Kh8 23. Kf1 Qh4 24. Rd1 Rfe8 25. Qg3 Bh3+ 26. Bg2 Qc4+ 27. Qd3 Qxd3+ 28. Rxd3 Bf5 29. Re3 Rxe3 30. fxe3 Rb8 31. e4 Be6 32. Bf3 Rb1+ 33. Kf2 Rb2+ 34. Be2 Rxa2 35. h4 a5 36. h5 h6 37. Ke3 Bxd5 38. exd5 Bxc3 39. Bb5 Rb2 40. Be8 Rb7 41. Bc6 Re7+ 42. Kf4 Re5 43. Rh1 Kg7 44. Rg1+ Kf8 45. Rh1 Ke7 46. Kf3 Bb4 47. Rh2 Kf6 48. Kf4 Rf5+ 49. Kg4 Rg5+ 50. Kf4 Bc3 51. Ke4 Rg4+ 52. Kf3 Rb4 53. Rc2 Bd4 54. Be8 Rb8 55. Bc6 Kg5 56. Rg2+ Kxh5 57. Kf4 Be5+ 58. Kf5 Kh4 59. Ra2 Rb4 60. Rf2 Kg3 61. Rf1 Kg2 |
| ECO B33 in 2003 play it! gelfand boris defeats white's fressinet lauren in 64 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3 Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Qh5 e4 17. Bc2 Ne7 18. Rd1 b4 19. Nxb4 a5 20. Nbd5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Rb8 22. Bb3 a4 23. Bxa4 Rxb2 24. Bb3 Kh8 25. O-O f4 26. Rfe1 Rf5 27. Qg4 e3 28. Rxe3 fxe3 29. Nxe3 h5 30. Qg6 Rf6 31. Qxh5+ Rh6 32. Qf3 Qh4 |
| ECO B90 in 1999 play it! gelfand boris defeats white's movsesian sergei in 82 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. a4 Nb6 11. Qf2 Nc4 12. Bxc4 Bxc4 13. Nd2 Be6 14. O-O Be7 15. Rfd1 Qc7 16. Nf1 h4 17. h3 Qc6 18. Bg5 Ng4 19. fxg4 Bxg5 20. Nd5 Rc8 21. c3 Qc5 22. Nfe3 g6 23. Rd3 Bxd5 24. Nxd5 O-O 25. Ne3 b5 26. Kh1 bxa4 27. Qf3 Rb8 28. Nd1 Qc6 29. Rd5 Rb5 30. Qd3 Rd8 31. c4 Rc5 32. Ne3 Qb6 33. Rxa4 Qxb2 34. Rxa6 Qc1+ 35. Nd1 Qxc4 36. Raxd6 Rxd5 37. Rxd8+ Rxd8 38. Qxc4 Rxd1+ 39. Kh2 Bf4+ 40. g3 hxg3+ 41. Kg2 Rd2+ |
| ECO B96 in 2005 play it! gelfand boris defeats white's nakamura hikaru in 78 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rhe1 Qb6 12. Nd5 Qxd4 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Bxb5 Qc5 15. Nxf6+ Kd8 16. Nxd7 Qxb5 17. Nxf8 Rxf8 18. Qa3 Rc8 19. Qxd6+ Ke8 20. c3 Qc6 21. Qb4 a5 22. Qxa5 Ra8 23. Qg5 f6 24. Qd5 Qxc3+ 25. bxc3 exd5 26. exd5+ Kd7 27. Kb1 Ra4 28. g3 Rfa8 29. Rd2 R8a5 30. d6 Be4+ 31. Ka1 h5 32. h3 Bd5 33. g4 Rxa2+ 34. Rxa2 Rxa2+ 35. Kb1 Rh2 36. Re3 h4 37. Kc1 Kxd6 38. f5 Rf2 39. Kd1 Rf3 |
| ECO B23 in 2001 play it! gelfand boris defeats white's cabrera alexis in 132 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. d3 Be7 8. h3 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 h6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Na4 Rb8 15. b3 Bf5 16. Qe2 a5 17. Rfe1 Re8 18. Rad1 Qc8 19. Kh2 Bd6 20. c4 Bb4 21. Rg1 Qe6 22. c5 Ba3 23. Qd2 Be4 24. Qxa5 Bxg2 25. Rxg2 Ne4 26. Rgg1 Bb4 27. Qa6 Bc3 28. Qd3 Be5 29. f4 Bf6 30. Rg2 h5 31. Bc1 h4 32. gxh4 Bxh4 33. Qf3 Bf6 34. Qg4 Qxg4 35. hxg4 g5 36. Rd3 Kg7 37. Rc2 Rh8+ 38. Rh3 Rxh3+ 39. Kxh3 Rh8+ 40. Kg2 Rh4 41. fxg5 Be5 42. Kg1 Bd4+ 43. Kf1 Rxg4 44. Rg2 Rh4 45. Ke2 Kg6 46. Kd3 Be5 47. b4 Rh3+ 48. Kc2 d4 49. Bd2 d3+ 50. Kb3 Nxd2+ 51. Rxd2 Bf4 52. Rd1 Bxg5 53. Nb2 d2+ 54. Kc2 Ra3 55. Nc4 Rxa2+ 56. Kb3 Ra8 57. Ne5+ Kf5 58. Nxc6 Ke4 59. Kc4 Ra2 60. Kb3 Ra8 61. Kc4 Be3 62. Na5 Kf3 63. Kd3 Rd8+ 64. Kc2 Ke2 65. Nc4 Bf4 66. c6 Rd4 |
| ECO B90 in 2002 play it! gelfand boris defeats white's motylev alexande in 58 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 Qc7 12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. h4 a5 14. a4 Nb6 15. Qf2 Nc4 16. Bc1 Na3+ 17. Ka2 b5 18. g5 Nd7 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 bxa4 21. Kxa3 axb3 22. Kxb3 a4+ 23. Ka2 a3 24. bxa3 Nb6 25. Rb5 Na4 26. Rb3 d5 27. exd5 Nc3+ 28. Ka1 Rcb8 29. d6 Bxd6 |
| ECO B52 in 2000 play it! gelfand boris defeats white's psakhis lev in 82 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. b3 Nf6 7. Re1 g6 8. c3 Bg7 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Rac8 12. Bb2 d5 13. e5 Nh5 14. Qd2 Nd8 15. Ne2 Ne6 16. Ba3 f6 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Qe3 Neg7 19. Ne5 Qe6 20. Qd3 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Nf4 22. Nxf4 Rxf4 23. Rad1 Nf5 24. h3 Rd4 25. Qb5 b6 26. Rc1 Rd2 27. Rxc8+ Qxc8 28. Bc1 Rxa2 29. Qxd5+ Kg7 30. g4 Nh4 31. e6 Qc3 32. Rf1 Ra1 33. Be3 Rxf1+ 34. Kxf1 Qa1+ 35. Ke2 Qb2+ 36. Kd1 Qb1+ 37. Bc1 h6 38. Qe5+ Kh7 39. Qf4 Qxb3+ 40. Ke2 Qxe6+ 41. Be3 g5 |
| ECO B23 in 2004 play it! gelfand boris defeats white's macieja bartlomi in 66 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. d3 e6 7. a3 Nge7 8. Ba2 d5 9. Bd2 b6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe1 Nd4 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Nd1 dxe4 14. dxe4 Ba6 15. Rf3 Rc8 16. Rc1 Bc4 17. Bb1 Qd7 18. e5 f6 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. Nf2 e5 21. Ne4 Rff8 22. c3 exf4 23. Rxf4 Nd5 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Qh4 Qf7 26. h3 Be5 27. Qe1 Nf4 28. Ng3 Nxg2 29. Qxe5 Qf2+ 30. Kh1 Nh4 31. Be4 Nf3 32. Bd5+ Bxd5 33. Qxd5+ Kh8 |
| ECO B90 in 2002 play it! gelfand boris defeats white's leko peter in 78 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 hxg4 12. O-O Nc6 13. Nf5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qa5 15. Ne3 Be6 16. Rb1 b5 17. Nd5 Rc8 18. c4 Ne5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. Qd3 b4 22. Rfd1 f6 23. Rxb4 Bxd5 24. Rb5 Qxa2 25. exd5 Kf7 26. d6 Qxc2 27. Qd5+ e6 28. Qb3 Qxb3 29. Rxb3 Rhd8 30. h3 gxh3 31. Rxh3 Rc6 32. Rhd3 e4 33. Rd4 f5 34. g4 Rd7 35. Kg2 Kf6 36. f3 Rc2+ 37. R1d2 Rxd2+ 38. Rxd2 e3 39. Rd3 f4 |
| ECO B23 in 2000 play it! gelfand boris defeats white's polgar judit in 120 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. O-O e6 7. d3 Nge7 8. Qe1 h6 9. Bb3 a6 10. a4 Rb8 11. Nd1 b5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Nf2 O-O 14. c3 b4 15. Bd1 Bd7 16. e5 bxc3 17. bxc3 Nd5 18. Bd2 Qc7 19. c4 Nxf4 20. Bxf4 dxe5 21. Bg3 f5 22. h3 f4 23. Bh4 e4 24. Qxe4 Bxa1 25. Qxg6+ Bg7 26. Ne4 Ne5 27. Nxe5 Qxe5 28. Be7 Qf5 29. Qxf5 Rxf5 30. Bg4 Bc6 31. Kh2 Rb2 32. h4 h5 33. Bf3 Bd4 34. Bg5 Bxe4 35. Bxe4 Rf8 36. Bh6 Bg7 37. Bxg7 Kxg7 38. Kh3 Re2 39. Rb1 Re3+ 40. Kh2 Kf6 41. Rb7 Ra8 42. Rh7 Ra2 43. Rh6+ Ke7 44. Rh7+ Kd6 45. Rf7 Ke5 46. Rf8 Rb2 47. Rf7 Rd2 48. Rf8 Ra2 49. Rf7 Rc2 50. Rf8 Rxe4 51. dxe4 Kxe4 52. Kh3 Rc3+ 53. Kh2 Rxc4 54. Rh8 Rd4 55. Rxh5 c4 56. Rc5 Kd3 57. h5 c3 58. h6 Rd7 59. Kh3 Rh7 60. Kg4 Rxh6 |
| ECO B30 in 2003 play it! gelfand boris defeats white's polgar judit in 88 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bf1 Bg4 8. d3 g6 9. Be3 Bg7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nd7 13. h4 b5 14. a3 a5 15. h5 b4 16. Rac1 bxc3 17. bxc3 a4 18. Qh3 Na5 19. Nf3 Nb3 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Rc2 Nf6 22. Ng5 Qd7 23. Qh1 e5 24. g3 Rfe8 25. f4 d5 26. Rh2 d4 27. cxd4 Nxd4 28. Bh3 Qb5 29. Bxd4 cxd4 30. Qf3 Qb3 31. Rf1 Qxa3 32. f5 Qb3 33. fxg6 fxg6 34. Rhf2 a3 35. Bd7 a2 36. Bxe8 Rxe8 37. Qd1 Qa3 38. Qa1 Ra8 39. Rxf6 Bxf6 40. Rxf6 Qxd3 41. Rxg6+ Kh8 42. Nf7+ Kh7 43. Rf6 Qxg3+ 44. Kf1 Qc3 |
| ECO B23 in 1999 play it! gelfand boris defeats white's manor ilan in 65 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 e6 7. O-O Nge7 8. d3 O-O 9. g4 f5 10. gxf5 exf5 11. Be3 Kh8 12. Kh1 Be6 13. Qd2 Qd7 14. Rae1 b6 15. Ng5 Bg8 16. Nd5 h6 17. Nxe7 Nxe7 18. Nf3 Rad8 19. Bf2 fxe4 20. dxe4 d5 21. e5 Qg4 22. Bg3 Nf5 23. Qf2 d4 24. Nh4 Nxh4 25. Bxh4 g5 26. Bg3 gxf4 27. Bxf4 Bc4 28. Qf3 Qg6 29. Rf2 d3 30. Qg3 Qh5 31. Bf3 Qf7 32. e6 Bxe6 33. Rg1 |
| ECO B90 in 2002 play it! gelfand boris defeats white's almasi zoltan in 50 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 Qc7 12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. Qf2 b5 14. g5 Nh5 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. Rxd5 Rcb8 17. Nc1 Nb6 18. Rd1 Nc4 19. h4 a5 20. Rh2 a4 21. Nd3 b4 22. Bc1 b3 23. cxb3 axb3 24. a3 d5 25. exd5 Bxa3 |
| ECO B93 in 1995 play it! gelfand boris defeats white's leko peter hun in 80 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4 Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O exf4 11. Bxf4 Qb6+ 12. Kh1 Qxb2 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nc5 15. Qe2 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Qb4 17. Bg5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Qh4 19. Ne4 Rd8 20. Qe3 f5 21. Nxd6 Qf6 22. Nc4 Bd7 23. Nb6 f4 24. Qb3 Rab8 25. Rae1 Bg4 26. h3 Bh5 27. c4 f3 28. c5 Re8 29. d6+ Kh8 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. gxf3 Qh4 32. f4 Re1 33. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 34. Kg2 Bg6 35. f5 Bxf5 36. Qb2 Be4+ 37. Kh2 Qh1+ 38. Kg3 Qf3+ 39. Kh2 Qf4+ 40. Kg1 Qg3+ |
| ECO B23 in 2006 play it! gelfand boris defeats white's aronian levon in 86 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Bb3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. e5 dxe5 13. Qxe5 b4 14. Ne4 Bc6 15. Nc5 Qb8 16. Qe3 Bd6 17. Na6 Bf4 18. Nxb8 Bxe3+ 19. Bxe3 Rfxb8 20. f3 Nd5 21. Bf2 a5 22. Bc4 Rc8 23. Rd2 Bb7 24. Bd3 a4 25. Rhd1 a3 26. b3 Nc3 27. Bd4 Nxd1 28. Rxd1 f6 29. Bc4 Bd5 30. Bxd5 exd5 31. Bf2 Ra5 32. Rd3 Kf7 33. Kd2 Ra6 34. Kd1 Rac6 35. Rd2 h5 36. Bd4 g5 37. h3 g4 38. fxg4 hxg4 39. h4 g3 40. Be3 Rh8 41. Rd4 Re6 42. Ke2 Rhe8 43. Re4 Rxe4 |