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Jul 12, 2023 · To explain why he’s founded over 100 hands-on labs in sub-Sahara Africa, Mark Gelfand points to Hebrew school classes and a natural curiosity for the workings of the world STEMpower founder Mark Gelfand at a STEM center in Africa in an undated photograph.
Round 6 of the World Rapid 2021 was a clash of generations as Boris Gelfand took on Hans Niemann. Boris managed to build a fine position and then converted i...
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Boris Gelfand is one of the world’s greatest experts in the highly complex Catalan Opening, but on this occasion a lapse of memory played a dirty trick on him. Gelfand weakened his kingside based on a superficial calculation, which Anand went on to refute in grand style. White’s position from this point onwards was impossible to defend, which Gelfa...
Boris Gelfand, faithful to his classical style and his favourite opening systems, once again allowed his rival to play the Rossolimo against his beloved Sicilian Defence. As if it were an encore of the 2012 World Championship, the two returned to the discussion they had back then, entering the position that arises after 3...e6. On this occasion, An...
Gelfand took the lead after a resounding victory with his Catalan Opening. Boris Gelfand repeated the approach of the first game, but this time the plan that had failed earlier was better implemented and served to obtain a dominant position. Anand played an inaccuracy that left him at the mercy of his opponent, who with the initiative in his hands ...
Great reaction from Anand in the fourth game. It was another Rossolimo system in which Gelfand achieved a more than acceptable position, but the strategic complexity of the position demanded very precise play from both grandmasters. Gelfand was the first to err. By allowing the exchange of his bishop pair, the Israeli was left with a passive bishop...
The 35th edition of the Leon Masters was decided in a tiebreak of two blitz games in which the contestants had 5 minutes for the whole encounter and 3-second increments per move.
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This list of top-ranked chess grandmasters is ordered by their peak Elo rating. The cut-off value is 2700 for men (players with a rating at or above this value are colloquially known as super grandmasters) and 2500 for women.
Sep 17, 1994 · Viswanathan Anand struck back to level his World Chess Championship match against Boris Gelfand following his defeat the previous day. This leaves them tied at 4-4 with just four games to go.
Follow the game from round 06 between Gelfand Boris and Niemann Hans Moke from the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2021 on Chess.com with live analysis, engine evaluation...
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The World Chess Championship 2012 was a chess match between the defending World Champion Viswanathan Anand of India and Boris Gelfand of Israel, winner of the 2011 Candidates Tournament. [1] After sixteen games, including four rapid games, Anand retained his title. [2]
