Boris Gelfand
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Boris Gelfand is an Israeli chess grandmaster and former World Championship challenger known for his deep opening preparation and classical positional style.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chess author
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chess player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Decision Making in Major Piece Endings
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Dynamic Decision Making in Chess NERFINISHED ⓘ Positional Decision Making in Chess NERFINISHED ⓘ Technical Decision Making in Chess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Israel
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith | Jacob Aagaard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competedIn | World Chess Championship 2012 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
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Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryRepresented |
Israel
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Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1968-06-24 ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emigrationYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
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| eventWon |
FIDE World Cup 2009
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Interzonal Tournament Biel 1993 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interzonal Tournament Manila 1990 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Gelfand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FIDEid | 2800041 ⓘ |
| FIDEtitle | Grandmaster ⓘ |
| givenName | Boris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
classical positional style
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deep opening preparation ⓘ strong endgame technique ⓘ |
| name | Boris Gelfand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classical positional style
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deep opening preparation ⓘ |
| occupation | chess player ⓘ |
| OlympiadAppearances | multiple ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Candidates Tournament 1991
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Candidates Tournament 1994 NERFINISHED ⓘ Candidates Tournament 2011 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakRating | 2773 ⓘ |
| peakRatingDate | 2013-01 ⓘ |
| peakWorldRanking | 3 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Minsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| representedAtChessOlympiad | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultOfWorldChampionshipMatch | lost in rapid tiebreaks ⓘ |
| series | Decision Making in Chess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Grandmaster ⓘ |
| won | 2011 Candidates Tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldChampionshipChallenger | Viswanathan Anand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearAwardedTitle | 1989 ⓘ |
| yearOfWorldChampionshipMatch | 2012 ⓘ |
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