GM Efim Geller

Geller in 1965. Photo: Hugo van Gelderen/Dutch National Archives, CC.

Full name

Efim Geller

Life

Mar 8, 1925 - Nov 17, 1998 (age 73)‎

Place of birth

Odessa, Ukraine (then USSR)

Federation

Russia

Total Games 2417

37% Win

48% Draw

15% Loss

As White 1222

44% Win

43% Draw

13% Loss

As Black 1195

30% Win

52% Draw

18% Loss

Efim Geller Chess Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Efim P Geller Svetozar Gligoric 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Smyslov Defense	1-0	39	2020
Svetozar Gligoric Efim P Geller 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Stein Defense	½-½	31	2020
Efim P Geller (2455) Erendzhenov Stanislav (2336) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Columbus Variation	1-0	34	1995
Efim P Geller (2455) Ildar Ibragimov (2580) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Flohr-Zaitsev System	0-1	25	1995
Efim P Geller (2455) Oleg Korneev (2605) 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 Alekhine's Defense: Modern, Larsen Variation	0-1	57	1995
Efim P Geller (2455) Sergei Rublevsky (2595) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical Variation	0-1	51	1995
Efim P Geller (2455) Grigory Serper (2560) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Classical, Battery Variation	0-1	33	1995
Efim P Geller (2455) Nikolai Pushkov (2515) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 French Defense: Tarrasch, Open, Chistyakov Defense	½-½	51	1995
Efim P Geller (2455) Vasily Smyslov (2565) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 Slav Defense: Modern, Chameleon Variation	½-½	13	1995
Efim P Geller (2455) Razuvaev Yuri S (2585) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical Variation	½-½	23	1995
Efim P Geller (2455) Evgeny Sveshnikov (2580) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Open, Löwenthal, Kalashnikov Variation	½-½	32	1995
Efim P Geller (2455) Evgeni Vasiukov (2515) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 Ruy López Opening: Berlin, Beverwijk Variation	½-½	47	1995
Yuri Yakovich (2560) Efim P Geller (2455) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation	1-0	23	1995
Victor Bologan (2530) Efim P Geller (2455) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening	1-0	38	1995
Ratmir D Kholmov (2445) Efim P Geller (2455) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 Italian Game: Knight Attack, Polerio, Bishop Check, Suhle, Göring Variation	½-½	69	1995
Alexander N Panchenko (2460) Efim P Geller (2455) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower, Makogonov Exchange Variation	½-½	12	1995
Sotnikov Igor (2445) Efim P Geller (2455) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation	½-½	62	1995
Guennadi Tounik (2515) Efim P Geller (2455) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation	½-½	49	1995
Ashot Anastasian (2520) Efim P Geller (2455) 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System	½-½	39	1995
Yuri S Balashov (2490) Efim P Geller (2455) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense	½-½	14	1995
Ratmir D Kholmov (2445) Efim P Geller (2455) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Anti-Marshall Variation	½-½	40	1995
Vitaly Tseshkovsky (2540) Efim P Geller (2455) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Pilnik Variation	½-½	17	1995
Efim P Geller (2455) Dmitry Losev (2320) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Main Line	1-0	38	1994
Efim P Geller (2455) Purgin Nikolaj (2295) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Anti-Marshall Variation	1-0	36	1994
Efim P Geller (2455) Evgeni Vasiukov (2500) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres Variation	1-0	46	1994

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