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Boris Abramovich Gelfand [a] (born 24 June 1968) is a Belarusian-Israeli chess player. A six-time World Championship candidate (1991, 1994–95, 2002, 2007, 2011, 2013), he won the Chess World Cup 2009 and the 2011 Candidates Tournament , making him challenger for the World Chess Championship 2012 .
Boris Gelfand: 2777 2013-11 1968 Highest-ranked Israeli player (since 1999), formerly highest-ranked Belarusian player (1993–1998) 27 Hungary Romania: Richárd Rapport: 2776 2022-04 1996 Highest-ranked Hungarian player (2021–2022, since 2024), formerly highest-ranked Romanian player (2022-2024)
Gelfand's seconds for the match included Alexander Huzman, Pavel Eljanov, and Maxim Rodshtein. [36] In a post-game press conference, Gelfand confirmed the media speculation that he had additional seconds, who were not revealed. [37] [38] After the match Gelfand revealed that the other seconds were Evgeny Tomashevsky and Michael Roiz. [39]
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The following people have all been grandmasters (GM) of chess.The title is awarded to players who have met the standards required by the sport's governing body, FIDE.Other than world champion, it is the highest title a chess player can attain and is awarded for life, although FIDE regulations allow for the revocation of titles for cheating or fraud.
At the time the World Chess Champion title was split. In 1993, Nigel Short had qualified via FIDE's usual format to meet champion Garry Kasparov in a championship match. . However, Kasparov and Short broke with FIDE and played under the auspices of a new organization which they had organized, the Professional Chess Association
In 1999, he tied for 5–6th with Alexander Huzman in Tel Aviv (Boris Gelfand, Ilia Smirin, and Lev Psakhis won). In 2000, he tied for 1st-2nd with Huzman in Biel and took 6th in Haifa (Wydra Tournament; Viswanathan Anand won). In 2001, he won in Biel. In 2004, he tied for 8–9th in Beer Sheva Rapid (Viktor Korchnoi won).