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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

FCGFCG
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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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FCGFCG
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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FCGFCG
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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FCGFCG
1-0

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 Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1962 C83
Geller, Efim P vs Pfeiffer, Gerhard
1-0
EU-chT 1961 D13
Gufeld, Eduard vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
URS-ch28 1961 B31
Geller, Efim P vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2
Bled 1961 C97
Ujtelky, Maximilian vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
EU-chT 1961 E67
Ivkov, Borislav vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
Bled 1961 E92
Geller, Efim P vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2
URS-ch28 1961 D34
Geller, Efim P vs Ciric, Dragoljub M
1/2-1/2
EU-chT 1961 D36
Geller, Efim P vs Furman, Semen Abramovich
0-1
URS-ch28 1961 B75
Geller, Efim P vs Matanovic, Aleksandar
1/2-1/2
Bled 1961 E58
Geller, Efim P vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2
URS-ch28 1961 D41
Fichtl, Jiri vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
EU-chT 1961 B76
Udovcic, Mijo vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Bled 1961 A24
Eisinger, Max Jr vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
EU-chT 1961 B88
Ciric, Dragoljub M vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
JUG-URS 1961 B86
Geller, Efim P vs Borisenko, Georgy K
1/2-1/2
URS-ch28 1961 A17
Geller, Efim P vs Udovcic, Mijo
1/2-1/2
JUG-URS 1961 E95
Geller, Efim P vs Khasin, Abram
1/2-1/2
URS-ch28 1961 B45
Darga, Klaus vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Bled 1961 C75
Geller, Efim P vs Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
1-0
Bled 1961 E08
Donner, Jan Hein vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
Bled 1961 E73
Stein, Leonid vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
URS-ch28 1961 C92
Geller, Efim P vs Lutikov, Anatoly S
1-0
URS-ch28 1961 C74
Geller, Efim P vs Simagin, Vladimir
1-0
URS-ch28 1961 D55
Geller, Efim P vs Bertok, Mario
1-0
JUG-URS 1961 B92
Bannik, Anatoly vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
URS-ch28 1961 B77
Matanovic, Aleksandar vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
JUG-URS 1961 C92
Geller, Efim P vs Ciric, Dragoljub M
1-0
JUG-URS 1961 B45
Boleslavsky, Isaak vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
URS-ch28 1961 D59
Olafsson, Fridrik vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
Bled 1961 E68
Geller, Efim P vs Puig Pulido, Pedro
1-0
EU-chT 1961 E94
Franco, X. vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
EU-chT 1961 E81
Cherepkov, Alexander V vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
URS-ch28 1961 E67
Honfi, Karoly vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
EU-chT 1961 C58
Geller, Efim P vs Pachman, Ludek
1/2-1/2
Bled 1961 C08
Geller, Efim P vs Parma, Bruno
1-0
Bled 1961 B70
Bertok, Mario vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
Bled 1961 D27
Djurasevic, Bozidar vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
JUG-URS 1961 C88
Geller, Efim P vs Trifunovic, Petar
1/2-1/2
Bled 1961 C43
Geller, Efim P vs Ciric, Dragoljub M
1-0
EU-chT 1961 E09
Tarasov, Vitaly Georgievich vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
URS-ch28 1961 E79
Taimanov, Mark E vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
URS-ch28 1961 A56
Germek, Milan vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
Bled 1961 E68
Geller, Efim P vs Stahlberg, Gideon
1/2-1/2
Nimzowitsch mem 1960 C09
Geller, Efim P vs Holm Petersen, Sejer
1-0
Nimzowitsch mem 1960 C05
Geller, Efim P vs Gufeld, Eduard
1-0
URS-ch27 1960 D17
Geller, Efim P vs Enevoldsen, Jens
1/2-1/2
Nimzowitsch mem 1960 D13
Unzicker, Wolfgang vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
URS-BRD 1960 B73
Geller, Efim P vs Lehmann, Heinz Dr
1-0
URS-BRD 1960 A17
Lutikov, Anatoly S vs Geller, Efim P
0-1
URS-ch27 1960 C36
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