Boris Gelfand is a Russian-born Israeli super-GM of remarkable consistency. He's known for his accurate positional play.
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What motivated Kasparov's comments on the Anand-Gelfand match?
I was watching an interview with Kasparov which occurred before the Anand-Gelfand match was played, and he said:
"Nobody should be offended, it is just a fact, but it's the first time in a long ...
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Does Boris Gelfand share his surname with a chess piece?
Boris Gelfand was just narrowly edged out by Anand in their match's rapid tiebreaks, and I thought I'd ask an oddball question related to him.
The bishop chess piece is known by several different ...
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Anand - Gelfand 12th game in World Chess championship 2012
I have been following 12th game in World Chess championship 2012, and I just could not understand why a draw was offered.
Is it that they can see 10 or more moves ahead and think of the ending or is ...
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In game 1 of the 2012 WCC between Anand and Gelfand, black ignored his passed pawn advantage. Why?
In the first game of the WCC 2012 between Anand and Gelfand, which was drawn, Gelfand had a passed pawn on a6. Could he not have exchanged the major pieces and then tried to win with it?
Why was the ...
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Is there a live streaming website for WCC 2012 - Anand vs Gelfand? [closed]
Does anyone know of any live streaming website (with analysis) for the WCC 2012?
