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Stockfish at the start of the endgame

Boris Gelfand in the endgame.

1,560 endgames of Boris Gelfand, each evaluated by Stockfish at its start. 834 began equal – they brought 53.4 % of the points and 137 wins.

All endgames of Boris Gelfand →

How it began – and how it ended

Every endgame of Boris Gelfand by the value Stockfish gives its start – from the side of Boris Gelfand –, and what became of it.

  1. Clearly worse (−1.5 and less) 231 · 12.8 %
  2. Slightly worse 63 · 26.2 %
  3. Equal (±0.5) 834 · 53.4 %
  4. Slightly better 71 · 82.4 %
  5. Clearly better (+1.5 and more) 361 · 91.8 %

won drawn lost

By endgame family
Rook and minor piece84657.8 %80
Queen and piece44256 %39
Minor pieces14754.4 %10
Rook endgames12552 %8

Boris Gelfand against Players who reached 2700

Points per endgame family – the family the endgame began in. Only families with at least ten endgames.

All endgames1,561 games · 152 positions in the trainer 56.5% 59.7%
Rook endgames125 games · 49 positions in the trainer 52% 58%
Minor pieces147 games · 30 positions in the trainer 54.4% 58.8%
Rook and minor piece846 games · 12 positions in the trainer 57.8% 60.1%
Queen and piece443 games · 2 positions in the trainer 56.1% 59.8%

Boris GelfandPlayers who reached 2700

A click on a row shows only the positions of Boris Gelfand from these endgames in the trainer.

29 turning points the tablebase found in these endgames

By time control

The same endgames, split into classical, rapid and blitz games – each beside the own group.

Classical1,115 games 57.4% 60.5%
Rapid220 games 54.1% 59.2%
Blitz226 games 54.4% 55.8%

Boris GelfandPlayers who reached 2700

chessophia recognizes the time control by the name of the event (“Blitz”, “Rapid” …); all other games count as classical.

Won from equality 137

137 endgames Boris Gelfand began without an advantage – Stockfish saw at most half a pawn for either side – and won them all the same. Here the 24 with the lowest starting value.

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −0.42 – White: Kg2, Rf2, Ba5, c2, h2, d3, g3, f4, c5; Black: Kf7, Rd5, Nd4, f5, a6, e6, g6, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.42 → won

Gaby Livshits – Boris Gelfand
Wch Blitz 2006 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 33 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −0.33 – White: Kb1, Qc2, Nb5, a2, b2, f2, e3, g4, h5; Black: Kh8, Qd8, Bg7, g5, e6, h6, a7, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.33 → won

Anton Korobov – Boris Gelfand
World Blitz 2015 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 26 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −0.26 – White: Kh1, Qe2, Nf3, a2, c2, g2, h2, b3, e4; Black: Kg8, Qc6, Bd8, f4, a6, e6, b7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.26 → won

Matthias Wahls – Boris Gelfand
Munich 1991 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 28 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −0.25 – White: Kf4, Rd1, Nd5, b2, f2, f3, a5; Black: Ke7, Rc8, Nd6, c5, f5, a6, g6, b78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−0.25 → won

Boris Gelfand – Catalin Navrotescu
Oakham YM 1988 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 35 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −0.22 – White: Kg1, Qc4, Nb5, b2, f2, g2, h2, c3, a6; Black: Kg8, Qd8, Nc6, b6, e6, a7, f7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.22 → won

S. Yudin – Boris Gelfand
World Blitz 2018 · Queen and knight vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 26 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −0.13 – White: Kg1, Qa3, Bg2, g3, d4, e4; Black: Kc8, Qd7, Ng6, g5, b6, e6, a78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−0.13 → won

Boris Gelfand – D. Harika
Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup 2016 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 34 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −0.13 – White: Kg1, Rb7, Bf3, f2, h3, b4, g4; Black: Kg7, Rc8, Be6, b6, g6, f7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.13 → won

Le Tuan Minh – Boris Gelfand
World Blitz 2022 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 30 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −0.11 – White: Kh1, Ra3, Rd3, g2, h2, b3, f3, a4, c4; Black: Kg7, Rd8, Re8, d5, a6, e6, g6, b7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.11 → won

Sergei Rublevsky – Boris Gelfand
Rubinstein mem 35th 1998 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 32 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −0.05 – White: Kg1, Re4, Bd1, a2, b2, g2, h3, f4, e5; Black: Kg8, Ra8, Nb6, h5, c6, a7, b7, f7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.05 → won

Lembit Oll – Boris Gelfand
Minsk tt 1986 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 22 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −0.05 – White: Kh1, Qg3, Re3, a2, g2, h3, e5, d6; Black: Kg8, Qc5, Rf1, b6, e6, g6, a7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−0.05 → won

Boris Gelfand – Attila Groszpeter
GMA Baleares op 1989 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 31 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −0.03 – White: Kg1, Rb1, Nb6, a2, e2, f2, h2, g3, c4; Black: Kg8, Rd4, Nc6, e4, a6, e6, b7, f7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−0.03 → won

Boris Gelfand – Ivan Sokolov
Hoogovens 1996 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 26 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −0.03 – White: Kg1, Rd1, Re3, a2, f2, g2, b3, e4, h4; Black: Kg8, Rc8, Rf8, e5, a6, g6, e7, f7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.03 → won

Viktor Bologan – Boris Gelfand
World Rapid Final 2012 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 26 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: 0.0 – White: Ka2, Qa4, Nc3, b2, f2, g3, b4, h4, c5; Black: Ka8, Qe7, Rb8, d4, h5, c6, g6, a7, c71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Stefan Gross – Boris Gelfand
Minsk 1986 · Queen and rook vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 32 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: 0.0 – White: Ke4, Rf2, Bc4, Nd6, h2; Black: Kg6, Nh3, g4, h5, a68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Boris Gelfand – Grigory Serper
Uzhgorod 1987 · Rook, bishop and knight vs. knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 45 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Re3, Bf1, g2, h2, a3, c4, f4; Black: Kg8, Rd4, Bc2, a7, b7, f7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Alexey Dreev – Boris Gelfand
Riga op 1987 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 30 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: 0.0 – White: Kg3, Re2, Nf5, a2, c3, g4, h4, d5; Black: Kg7, Rd8, Nc5, c4, b5, g5, a6, h61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Juan Borges Mateos – Boris Gelfand
Tallinn 1989 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 44 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Rd1, Re1, a2, f2, g2, h2, d5; Black: Kh8, Rc7, Be5, b4, c5, f5, a6, d6, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Shukhrat Safin – Boris Gelfand
URS-chT U18 1989 · Two rooks vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 30 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qd5, Bg3, b2, d4, a7; Black: Kg8, Qg5, Nf5, f7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Boris Gelfand – Alexander Beliavsky
Paris Immopar rapid 1991 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 42 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: 0.0 – White: Kh5, Ra1, Nf2, a4, e4, h4, d5; Black: Kg7, Ra8, Ne2, f4, e5, b6, h6, b71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Mikhail Gurevich – Boris Gelfand
Belgrade Investbank 1991 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 37 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Rd1, Nc6, a2, b2, f2, g2, e3, h3; Black: Kg8, Re8, Nf6, f5, b6, e6, a7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Predrag Nikolic – Boris Gelfand
Candidates m4 1991 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 28 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qa1, Bg2, f2, e3, g3, d4, b6; Black: Kg8, Qh6, Ng4, d5, e5, f5, b7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Boris Gelfand – Valery Salov
Alekhine mem 1992 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 31 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: 0.0 – White: Kg2, Re3, Nc5, f2, h2, a3, g3, b4; Black: Kf7, Rc8, Bf6, d5, a6, e6, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Viktor Kortschnoj – Boris Gelfand
Tilburg rapid 1992 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 34 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: 0.0 – White: Kg2, Qf7, f2, g3; Black: Kh8, Qg6, Bf8, Nd4, b2, c5, e61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Anatoly Karpov – Boris Gelfand
Cap d'Agde 1994 · Queen, bishop and knight vs. queen

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 66 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: 0.0 – White: Kh1, Re1, Bd1, h2, c3, a4, d4, g6; Black: Kg8, Rf4, Bf5, c4, d5, b6, h6, a78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Boris Gelfand – Yasser Seirawan
Amsterdam VSB Euwe mem 1996 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 37 →

Saved 53

53 endgames Boris Gelfand held or won although Stockfish saw a disadvantage of at least one and a half pawns at the start. The 12 with the worst value.

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −7.58 – White: Kh1, Qd7, Bb3, a2, b2, h3, f5, d6; Black: Kh8, Qf8, Nd3, g51h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−7.58 → drawn

Dmitry Jakovenko – Boris Gelfand
KM FIDE GP 2015 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 46 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −7.39 – White: Kg1, Qe7, Rd7, a2, c2, f2, h2, b3, g3; Black: Kh8, Qb6, Rc3, b5, h6, a7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−7.39 → drawn

V. Nozdrachev – Boris Gelfand
World Blitz 2018 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 30 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −6.66 – White: Kg1, Ra1, Bf2, h2, f3, g3, d5; Black: Kh7, Qb2, Nd1, b5, f5, h6, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−6.66 → drawn

Boris Gelfand – Vasyl Ivanchuk
Eurotel Trophy 2002 · Queen and knight vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 40 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −6.54 – White: Kg1, Rd1, Rd2, g2, h2, e3, b4, c4; Black: Kf6, Rd3, Rd8, e4, f5, g6, b7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−6.54 → won

Boris Gelfand – Ivan Cheparinov
IMSA World Masters Blitz 2019 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 34 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −6.37 – White: Kf3, Re7, Nc7, h2, c3, g3, d6; Black: Kh8, Rb8, Rf8, g6, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.37 → drawn

Evgeny Bareev – Boris Gelfand
FIDE World Cup 5-6 2005 · Two rooks vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 46 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −6.3 – White: Kf1, Qd5, Be3, f2, b3, h3, g4, e6; Black: Kg7, Qc3, Nh4, b6, g6, a7, e7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.3 → won

Lev Psakhis – Boris Gelfand
Wydra mem rapidplay 2000 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 34 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −6.21 – White: Kg2, Rd3, Bc6, h2, g3, b4, f4, c5; Black: Kg8, Rc1, Bf8, f5, e6, f7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.21 → drawn

Vladimir Kramnik – Boris Gelfand
Dos Hermanas 1996 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 35 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −6.17 – White: Kg1, Qa6, Bg2, h2, g3, e4, f4, e5; Black: Kg8, Qd1, Bb4, b6, e6, a7, f7, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−6.17 → drawn

Boris Gelfand – Joel Lautier
Biel GM 2001 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 30 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −6.16 – White: Kg1, Rb1, a2, f2, h2, c4, d5, f5; Black: Kf7, Ra8, Be6, Bf6, e5, g5, h6, a7, b7, c78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−6.16 → won

Boris Gelfand – Jesus Maria De la Villa Garcia
Ciudad de Pamplona 1999 · Rook and two bishops vs. rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 30 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −6.09 – White: Kg1, Ra5, Bh3, g3, a4, e5, g6; Black: Kg8, Rc6, Na7, e6, h6, b7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.09 → drawn

Evgeny Bareev – Boris Gelfand
Cap d'Agde-A 2003 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 41 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −5.8 – White: Kg1, Bd2, Nf1, g2, f3, b4, c5; Black: Kg8, Ba1, Nd3, b5, h5, e6, b7, f7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−5.8 → drawn

Boris Gelfand – Vasyl Ivanchuk
Amber-rapid 10th 2001 · Bishop and knight vs. bishop and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 44 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: −5.78 – White: Kg2, Rh5, Ng4, b2, a3, g3, h4; Black: Kb6, Rd2, Ne4, b5, a6, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−5.78 → drawn

Pavel V. Tregubov – Boris Gelfand
RUS-chT 2005 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 50 →

Let slip 51

51 endgames Boris Gelfand began at least one and a half pawns up – and did not win. That belongs to it too: the 12 with the highest value.

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: +8.16 – White: Kg1, Rc8, Bf3, f2, e3, g3, d4, h4, b5; Black: Kg7, Rd7, Nf8, d5, h5, e6, f6, g68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+8.16 → drawn

Boris Gelfand – Nodirbek Abdusattorov
World Blitz 2018 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 35 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: +7.72 – White: Kb4, Rh3, Rf5, Bc2, b3, a4; Black: Kd6, Ng5, h2, a7, b7, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+7.72 → lost

Boris Gelfand – Anatoly Karpov
Cap d'Agde KO 1998 · Two rooks and bishop vs. knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 60 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: +7.33 – White: Kh1, Qc3, Rf1, a2, b2, g2, h3, e5, f5; Black: Kg8, Qh6, Rh4, d4, a6, c7, f7, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+7.33 → drawn

Boris Gelfand – Vladislav Tkachiev
FIDE World Cup-D playoff 2000 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 30 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: +7.18 – White: Kf1, Qg4, Rd1, g2, h2, a4, d5; Black: Kg8, Qe3, Rg5, f7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+7.18 → lost

Boris Gelfand – Denis Khismatullin
RUS-chT rapid 2004 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 39 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: +6.8 – White: Kg1, Qd6, Ra5, g2, c3, e3, h3, a4, d4; Black: Kh7, Qf2, Rf8, c4, e4, d5, e6, h6, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+6.8 → drawn

K. Stupak – Boris Gelfand
FIDE World Cup 2017 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 34 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: +6.69 – White: Kb1, Qc1, Bb7, a2, c2, h2, b3; Black: Kg7, Qd4, Bf5, g4, a5, e5, f61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+6.69 → drawn

Ruslan Ponomariov – Boris Gelfand
Biel GM 2000 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 32 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: +6.64 – White: Kb2, Qe4, Rf5, b3, h3, a4, g4; Black: Kh8, Qc7, Rb8, f4, a5, f6, h6, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+6.64 → drawn

Viktor Bologan – Boris Gelfand
ESP-chT Honor 1 49th 2005 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 50 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: +6.58 – White: Kh1, Qc1, Be5, g2, h2, a3, f3, e4; Black: Kg8, Qf2, Bb7, e6, g6, a7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.58 → drawn

Boris Gelfand – Mat Bartel
World Blitz 2015 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 36 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: +6.5 – White: Kg1, Qg5, Bf1, g2, h3, b4, c5; Black: Kg8, Qg7, Bb7, d4, b5, h5, c6, g68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.5 → drawn

Boris Gelfand – Raunak Sadhwani
World Rapid 2022 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 38 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: +6.47 – White: Kc1, Qg4, Ba4, a2, f2, h2, b3; Black: Kh8, Qa6, Rf8, f3, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+6.47 → drawn

Lembit Oll – Boris Gelfand
URS-ch FL55 1987 · Queen and rook vs. queen and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 37 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: +5.71 – White: Kf1, Rd2, Ra3, g2, b3, f3, h3, c4; Black: Kh8, Rb7, Ra8, d4, f4, a5, e5, d6, h6, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+5.71 → lost

Viktor Bologan – Boris Gelfand
World Blitz Final 2012 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 42 →

Start of the endgame, value for Boris Gelfand: +5.53 – White: Kg1, Re5, Ne6, h2, g3, f4; Black: Kg8, Rc2, Ne7, a4, b5, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+5.53 → drawn

A. Puranik – Boris Gelfand
World Rapid 2022 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 35 →

How it was measured

For each of the 1,561 endgames Stockfish 19 evaluated the position in which the game became an endgame – at depth 24, with a time limit; a measurement that missed the depth does not count. The values are pawns from the player's side: an evaluation, not a verdict like that of the tablebase. When a game counts as an endgame is told on the page Database.

Measurements as of 14 November 2026.