Boris Gelfand (born 24 June1968) is a chessgrandmaster. Born in Belarus, he currently lives in Israel. On the October 2005 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2717, making him number 13 in the world and Israel's number one. June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... A chess table is a table with a chessboard painted or engraved on it. ... The five original grandmasters of chess, from left to right: Lasker (seated), Alekhine, Capablanca, Marshall, Tarrasch (seated) The title International Grandmaster is awarded to world-class chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. ... The Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national chess federations around the world. ... The ELO rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as chess and Go. ...
In 1988 he tied for first in the World Junior Championship. The next year he earned the GM title. In 2004 Gelfand won the Pamplona, Navarra tournament, held from December 20 to December 29. 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pamplona (Basque: Irunea / Iruñea) is the capital city of Navarre, Spain. ... Navarra is the Spanish name for Navarre (Basque: Nafarroa), an ancient kingdom in the Pyrenees, and now a province and an autonomous community in Spain. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ...
Further reading
Gelfand, Boris (2005) My Most Memorable Games, Olms. ISBN 3283004536
BorisGelfand has been a top player for 15 years or so, yet he's probably one of the least well-known top GMs in chess.
Gelfand is known as a very hard worker, and this book demonstrates it in spades.
Gelfand clearly loves the game and enjoys analyzing, and the book is full of bright ideas that will entertain chess fans for many hours, while for those looking for heavy-duty training material, this book is a veritable gold mine.
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