Boris Gelfand

Israeli chess player

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  • Master of chess
    In Viswanathan Anand: Attaining the top spot

    In 2012 he faced Boris Gelfand of Israel in the championship match. The two men were tied after the 12th game, but Anand won the rapid tiebreaker round to remain world champion. Anand defended his world champion title in 2013 against Magnus Carlsen of Norway, who won the scheduled…

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