Boris Gelfand's chess openings
Peak rating 261924 games
Boris Gelfand has 24 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Boris Gelfand most often opens with 1.d4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White12 games · +3 =5 −4 · 46%
As Black12 games · +3 =4 −5 · 42%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening75%9 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening25%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c5
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