Questions tagged [gelfand]
Boris Gelfand (born 1968 in Minsk, Belarussian SSR) is an Israeli super-GM of remarkable consistency. He represented the Soviet Union and Belarus before moving to Israel in 1998. He's known for his accurate positional play.
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Why did Gelfand resign against Anand in the shortest match in WCC?
I saw the notations of the match in chessbase, and I couldn't understand why Boris resigned. Anand was no where close to checkmate. I don't see why he didn't just trade his queen for a bishop and ...
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Carlsen vs Gelfand World Championship Candidates (2013). Could Gelfand have held it with 44...Bxf1!
[FEN "8/5p1k/1P4p1/2P4p/2b4P/5Q2/5PP1/4qBK1 b - - 0 44"]
This position occurred on move 44 in the Carlsen vs Gelfand game in the World Championship Candidates, 2013.
Here, Gelfand played the losing ...
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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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