Player profile

Kantsler, Boris

Standard: 2333 Rapid: 2316 Blitz: 2351 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 2805359 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: ISR Sex: M Birth Year: 1962 Age: 64
Title: GM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 31 Wins: 9 (29%) Draws: 10 (32%) Losses: 12 (39%)
Dossier

27 of 31 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 90.5%
Opened d4: 12/14Opened Nf3: 2/14
Castled kingside: 21Same-side castling: 19Opposite-side castling: 2Did not castle: 1
Played on the kingside: 9Fianchettoed kingside: 7Played on the queenside: 7Fianchettoed queenside: 5Played in the center: 1
Active pieces: 17Initiated exchanges: 16Isolated pawn: 11Sacrificed material: 11Backward pawn: 11Kept the bishop pair: 10Space advantage: 9Missed tactics: 5Avoided exchanges: 4Played gambits: 3
Openings

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As White 16 games 5W 4D 7L
Semi-Slav Defense 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Chigorin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Stoltz Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Gambit Declined 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Vienna Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Quiet Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Janowski Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Orthodox Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 2W 0D 0L
London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Torre Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Grünfeld Variation, Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Standard Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Kingside Fianchetto 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Benko Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Main Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Tarrasch Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Gligoric System, Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Torre Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Fianchetto Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Pseudo-Benko 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
As Black 10 games 1W 5D 4L
King's Indian Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rare Defenses 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Larsen Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Pirc Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Sicilian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Delayed Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
with e6 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rat Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
English Rat 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Two Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Philidor Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Lion Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 107

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2025.11.26 · 59. Kf1 (−47.5% win chance) 0-1
Fromm, Marius
Kantsler, Boris
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2024.11.01 · 23. Qxe7+ (−45.3% win chance) 1-0
Veinberg, Nimrod
Kantsler, Boris
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2024.11.01 · 32. h5 (−43.9% win chance) 0-1
Mikhalevski, Victor
Kantsler, Boris
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2025.11.26 · 45. h4 (−37% win chance) 0-1
Fromm, Marius
Kantsler, Boris
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Games Showing all 31 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves