Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'asọmpi iko mba ụwa nke Chess 2009, Gelfand bụ onye kachasị elu, ma merie Judit Polgár, onye na-achị World Junior Champion Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Dmitry Jakovenko, na Sergey Karjakin iji ruo na njedebe. Mgbe ahụ, o chere onye bụbu onye mmeri ụwa FIDE Ruslan Ponomariov ihu maka mmeri, wee merie egwuregwu ahụ 7<unk>5 na egwuregwu egwuregwu. Site n'imeri Iko Mbaụwa Chess nke afọ 2009, Gelfand ruru eru maka
World Chess Championship 2012 Candidates Tournament.