Boris Gelfand

Boris Gelfand (born 24 June 1968) is a chess grandmaster. 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.

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24 June - 1968 - Chess - Grandmaster - Belarus - Israel - FIDE - Elo rating

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In 1988 he tied for first in the World Junior Championship.

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The next year he earned the GM title.

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In 2004 Gelfand won the Pamplona, Navarra tournament, held from December 20 to December 29.

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2004 - Pamplona - Navarra - December 20 - December 29

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