GM Efim Geller

Soviet UnionSoviet Union
Born 1925
Elo2620
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Efim Geller was a towering figure in Soviet chess, winning the Soviet Championship twice and qualifying as a World Championship candidate on six occasions. He also claimed four Ukrainian SSR titles and won the World Seniors' Championship in 1992. His expertise spanned the Queen's Gambit Declined, Sicilian Scheveningen, and King's Indian Defence, making him one of the most versatile players of his era.

Efim Geller

Associated Openings

As White

B80Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation36 games
B83Scheveningen Sicilian: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3...... 6.Be234 games
B08Pirc Defence: 1.e4 d6 2.d4...... Bg718 games
C09French Defence, Tarrasch Variation: 1.e4 e6 2.d4...... Nc615 games
E26Nimzo-Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... 6.e313 games
E29Nimzo-Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... Nc67 games
C76Ruy Lopez: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3...... g67 games
E66King's Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... 8.d56 games
C61Ruy Lopez: Nd46 games
A98Dutch Defence: 1.d4 f5 2.c4...... 8.Qc23 games

As Black

D58Queen's Gambit Declined: 1.d4 d5 2.c4...... b660 games
C93Ruy Lopez, Closed Defence: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3...... h630 games
E67King's Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... Nbd722 games
D59Queen's Gambit Declined: 1.d4 d5 2.c4...... Nxd513 games
C59Two Knights Defence: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3...... h68 games

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