Efim Geller
Efim Geller · Sports
Soviet chess grandmaster, six-time world-title candidate
1925, Odessa, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) — 1998, Moscow, Russia
Soviet Union · Russia
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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
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews among the 64 strongest chess players (Warriors of the Mind, 1989)
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