Boris Abramovich Gelfand

Birth and Death Dates:
b. June 24, 1968

Career Highlights:

Gelfand took part in the 1990 Chess Olympiad as part of the USSR team. He scored 6 points out of 14.

He was the Junior champion of Europe (1987-88) and the USSR (1985).

Several times a candidate for the World Championship, in his prime Boris was considered an excellent theoretician with a solid and strategic style of play .

Origin:
Israel/Minsk, Belarussia, USSR (b. Poland)

Category:
International Grand Master: 1984