Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A gasar cin kofin duniya ta Chess ta 2009, Gelfand ita ce ta farko, kuma ta kayar da Judit Polgár, mai mulkin Gwarzon Junior na Duniya Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Dmitry Jakovenko, da Sergey Karjakin don isa wasan karshe. Daga nan sai ya fuskanci tsohon zakaran duniya na FIDE Ruslan Ponomariov don cin kofin, kuma ya lashe wasan 7<unk>5 a wasan wasa. Ta hanyar lashe gasar cin kofin duniya ta Chess ta 2009, Gelfand ya cancanci zuwa gasar cin kofin duniya ta Chess ta 2009.
Gasar 'Yan takarar Gasar Chess ta Duniya ta 2012.