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Geller, Efim

classical era

Efim Geller (1925-1998) was a Soviet grandmaster who ranked among the world's top ten players for nearly two decades and qualified for the Candidates Tournament six times between 1953 and 1971. Known for his deep theoretical knowledge and sharp tactical play, Geller later served as trainer to World Champions Boris Spassky and Anatoly Karpov, cementing his legacy as both player and coach.

Total Games

2198

Wins

791

Draws

1069

Losses

338

36.0% wins48.6% draws15.4% losses

Most Played Openings

D58 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense44C93 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense43B85 - Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Main Line40D55 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Pillsbury Attack39C88 - Ruy Lopez: Closed39C92 - Ruy Lopez: Closed36B92 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation34E05 - Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line32D31 - Semi-Slav Defense: Gunderam Gambit28E92 - King's Indian Defense: Exchange Variation27

Most Faced Opponents

Smyslov, Vassily52 gamesPetrosian, Tigran V39 gamesSpassky, Boris V37 gamesPolugaevsky, Lev34 gamesKeres, Paul34 gamesTal, Mihail34 gamesKortschnoj, Viktor31 gamesIvkov, Borislav28 gamesTaimanov, Mark E27 gamesGligoric, Svetozar27 games

Featured Games

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Longo, E. vs Geller, Efim P

Wch Seniors

1991

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0-1

Usachyi, Mark vs Geller, Efim P

Wch Seniors

1991

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FCGFCG
1-0

Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Geller, Efim P

Sousse Interzonal

1967

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1-0

Geller, Efim P vs Pachman, Ludek

Wch Seniors

1992

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Blank, Alexander vs Geller, Efim P

Wch Seniors

1992

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FCGFCG
1-0

Bronstein, David I vs Geller, Efim P

Gothenburg Interzonal

1955

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1-0

Geller, Efim P vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir

Petropolis Interzonal

1973

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FCGFCG
0-1

Winiwarter, Felix vs Geller, Efim P

Wch Seniors

1991

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Geller, Efim P vs Krogius, Nikolai V

Wch Seniors

1992

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Jahr, Ulrich vs Geller, Efim P

Wch Seniors

1991

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Games (2198)

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Geller, Efim P vs Chernin, Alexander
1-0
GMA-Open 1988 B07
Bex, Pierre Alain vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
Bern 1988 B85
Zaichik, Gennadi vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
GMA-Open 1988 D30
Geller, Efim P vs Velimirovic, Dragoljub
1/2-1/2
GMA-Open 1988 A04
Geller, Efim P vs Kaidanov, Grigory S
1/2-1/2
GMA-Open 1988 C80
Geller, Efim P vs Cebalo, Miso
1/2-1/2
Bern 1988 B83
Kudrin, Sergey vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Bern 1988 C55
Yilmaz, Gulsevil vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
Istanbul 1988 C92
Geller, Efim P vs Ionescu, Constantin
1/2-1/2
Moscow-A 1987 B42
Geller, Efim P vs Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
1/2-1/2
Vrsac 1987 D76
Belkhodja, Slim vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
OHRA-B 1987 B52
Geller, Efim P vs Cifuentes Parada, Roberto
0-1
OHRA-B 1987 C92
Geller, Efim P vs Rajna, George
1/2-1/2
Pancevo 1987 B85
Geller, Efim P vs Lputian, Smbat G
0-1
Moscow TV 1987 B32
Geller, Efim P vs Benjamin, Joel
1-0
Moscow-A 1987 B58
Petursson, Margeir vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Moscow-A 1987 D55
Dolmatov, Sergey vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
Moscow-A 1987 E31
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Moscow-A 1987 C55
Murugan, Krishnamoorthy vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Coimbatore 1987 E05
Sahu, Sekhar Chandra vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Coimbatore 1987 C68
Szabo, Laszlo vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Bern 1987 E19
Geller, Efim P vs Romanishin, Oleg M
1/2-1/2
Moscow-A 1987 C96
Rodriguez, Amador vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Pancevo 1987 D59
Costa, Jean Luc vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
Bern 1987 C69
Barua, Dibyendu vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
New Delhi 1987 B70
Hegde, Ravi Gopal vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Coimbatore 1987 B22
Cebalo, Miso vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
Bern 1987 A13
Razuvaev, Yuri S vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Moscow-A 1987 E05
Lerner, Konstantin Z vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Moscow-A 1987 D53
Hodgson, Julian M vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Moscow-A 1987 D01
Geller, Efim P vs Vaisser, Anatoli
1-0
New Delhi 1987 C06
Geller, Efim P vs Ravisekhar, Raja
1-0
New Delhi 1987 B70
Geller, Efim P vs Sahu, Sekhar Chandra
1/2-1/2
New Delhi 1987 B19
Barlov, Dragan vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
Vrsac 1987 D58
Geller, Efim P vs Gast, Jonathan
1-0
Bern 1987 B58
Marjanovic, Slavoljub vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Pancevo 1987 E76
Geller, Efim P vs Thipsay, Praveen Mahadeo
1/2-1/2
New Delhi 1987 B08
Lputian, Smbat G vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
Moscow TV 1987 D55
Geller, Efim P vs Orlov, Pavle
1-0
Pancevo 1987 C92
Bhend, Edwin vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Bern 1987 C84
Damljanovic, Branko vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
Vrsac 1987 A07
Geller, Efim P vs Nikolic, Sava N
1-0
Pancevo 1987 C95
Csom, Istvan vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Coimbatore 1987 E05
Tringov, Georgi P vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Pancevo 1987 C69
Gurevich, Mikhail vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
Moscow-A 1987 D31
Ehlvest, Jaan vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
Vrsac 1987 C89
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
Coimbatore 1987 C55
De Boer, Gert Jan vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
OHRA-B 1987 E06
Rogers, Ian vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
Vrsac 1987 E05
Geller, Efim P vs Sokolov, Ivan
1-0
Pancevo 1987 B44
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