Nyora kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Mukwikwidzi wenguva nhanhatu weWorld Chess Championship (1991, 1994<unk>95, 2002, 2007, 2011, 2013), akahwina Chess World Cup 2009 uye 2011 Candidates Tournament, zvichimuita mukwikwidzi weWorld Chess Championship 2012
. Kunyange zvazvo mutambo neanodzivirira mukwikwidzi Viswanathan Anand akapedza akaenzana pa 6<unk>6, Gelfand akarasikirwa nekusarudza kukurumidza kutamba tiebreak ne 21⁄2 <unk> 11⁄2.