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.

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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