Boris Gelfand
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 57 |
| Date of birth | June 24,1968 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Minsk |
| Belarus | |
| Peak ranking | July 1990 |
| Peak rating | 2777 (November 2013) |
| Parents | Abram Gelfand |
| Nella Gelfand | |
| Rank | No. 81 |
| Peak rate | 2777 |
| Awards | Order of Friendship |
| Movies/Shows | Album 61 |
| Closing Gambit | |
| Mazel Tov | |
| The Polgar Variant | |
| Books | Technical Decision Making in Chess |
| Positional Decision Making in Chess | |
| Decision Making in Major Piece Endings | |
| Dynamic Decision Making in Chess | |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Soviet | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 739103 |
Boris Gelfand Life story
Boris Gelfand is a Soviet-born Israeli chess player. A six-time World Championship candidate, he won the Chess World Cup 2009 and the 2011 Candidates Tournament, making him challenger for the World Chess Championship 2012.