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Efim Geller

Who

Efim Geller · Sports

What

Soviet chess grandmaster, six-time world-title candidate

When

1925, Odessa, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) — 1998, Moscow, Russia

Where

Soviet Union · Russia

Biography

Efim Geller is recognized among Jewish contributors to Sports — Soviet chess grandmaster, six-time world-title candidate

How & why

Efim Geller was a Soviet chess grandmaster and six-time candidate for the world championship, ranked among the strongest players never to win the title and a leading opening theorist whose analyses shaped modern practice. He held plus scores against several world champions, including Bobby Fischer. He was Jewish.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews among the 64 strongest chess players (Warriors of the Mind, 1989)

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Soviet chess grandmaster, six-time world-title candidate

1925

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews among the 64 strongest chess players (Warriors of the Mind, 1989)