Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - He kaitono mo te Toa Toa o te Ao (1991, 1994<unk>95, 2002, 2007, 2011, 2013), i toa ia i te Ipu o te Ao Chess 2009 me te 2011 Candidates Tournament, e whakahe ana ia mo te Toa Toa o te Ao Chess 2012
He aha? Ahakoa ko te tukinga me te toa o te whakataetae a Viswanathan Anand i mutu i te taumata i te 6<unk>6, i ngaro a Gelfand i te whakataunga tere tere mo te 21⁄2<unk>11⁄2.