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Efim Geller (1925-1998) was one of the giants of Soviet chess. Over his lifetime he beat the World Champions more often than he lost, and had healthy plus scores over Bobby Fischer and Mikhail Botvinnik among others. So he deserves the nickname of The Nemesis.
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Efim Geller (1925-1998) was one of the giants of Soviet chess. Over his lifetime he beat the World Champions more often than he lost, and had healthy plus scores over Bobby Fischer and Mikhail Botvinnik among others. So he deserves the nickname of The Nemesis.
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Language versions | English |
Author / Authors | Efim Geller |
Publisher | Quality Chess |
Year of Publication | 1st edition 2019 |
Pages | 480 |
ISBN | 978-1-78483-061-8 |
Hardcover | Yes |
Paperback | No |
Downloadable | No |
Width | 17 cm / 6.69 inch |
Height | 23.5 cm / 9.25 inch |
Geller never became World Champion but he won everything else – two Soviet titles, seven Olympiad team gold medals and three Olympiad golds for individual performance are just a few of his accomplishments. Geller crowned his long career by becoming World Senior Champion in 1992. Geller was also noted for his ability to share his wisdom – he coached World Champions Boris Spassky and Anatoly Karpov. In The Nemesis, Geller annotates over 130 of his greatest games with wit and insight.
007 Publisher’s Preface
008 Editor’s Note
009 Dogged Determination by Jacob Aagaard
020 Biographical Data & Key to symbols used
021 1 In search of adventure
Geller - Efim Kogan, Odessa 1946
025 2 Is a queen sacrifice always worth it?
Samuel Kotlerman - Geller, Odessa 1949
029 3 A bishop transformed
Tigran Petrosian - Geller, Moscow 1949
031 4 Miniature monograph
Geller - Josif Vatnikov, Kiev 1950
035 5 Equilibrium disturbed
Mikhail Botvinnik - Geller, Moscow 1951
040 6 Blockading the flank
Mikhail Botvinnik - Geller, Budapest 1952
044 7 A step towards the truth
Geller - Wolfgang Unzicker, Stockholm 1952
047 8 The cost of a wasted move
Harry Golombek - Geller, Stockholm 1952
049 9 Insufficient compensation?
Geller - Herman Pilnik, Stockholm 1952
051 10 Black needs a plan...
Geller - Robert Wade, Stockholm 1952
053 11 White wants a draw
Luis Sanchez - Geller, Stockholm 1952
055 12 Sufferings for nothing
Geller - Gideon Stahlberg, Stockholm 1952
058 13 A strong queen
Geller - Gedeon Barcza, Stockholm 1952
060 14 The horrors of time trouble
Geller - Laszlo Szabo, Stockholm 1952
062 15 Seizing the moment
Geller - Paul Keres, Moscow 1952
066 16 Strength in movement
Geller - Miguel Najdorf, Zurich 1953
070 17 Second and last...
Max Euwe - Geller, Zurich 1953
074 18 Whose weakness is weaker?
Mikhail Botvinnik - Geller, Moscow 1955
078 19 All decided by tactics
Vasily Smyslov - Geller, Moscow (7) 1955
081 20 Three in one
Geller - Oscar Panno, Gothenburg 1955
084 21 Check equals mate
Geller - Andrija Fuderer, Gothenburg 1955
088 22 A needless provocation
Geller - Gideon Stahlberg, Gothenburg 1955
090 23 Blockade or breakthrough?
Geller - Tigran Petrosian, Amsterdam 1956
094 24 A Spanish experiment
Geller - Miroslav Filip, Amsterdam 1956
096 25 A proverb loses its force
Boris Spassky - Geller, Amsterdam 1956
101 26 Re-enacting the past,
Geller - Ratmir Kholmov, Vilnius 1957
106 27 Playing ad hominem
Mikhail Tal - Geller, Riga 1958
110 28 Premature activity
Geller - Paul Keres, Tbilisi 1959
113 29 Seizing the initiative
Wolfgang Uhlmann - Geller, Dresden 1959
116 30 The Achilles’ heel of the black king
Geller - Lev Polugaevsky, Moscow 1961
120 31 A surprise... to whom?
Tigran Petrosian - Geller, Moscow 1961
125 32 Is an extra tempo harmful?
Vasily Smyslov - Geller, Moscow 1961
129 33 Blockade breached
Geller - Robert Fischer, Curacao 1962
134 34 Passion isn’t always an ally...
Robert Fischer - Geller, Curacao 1962
139 35 The second cycle...
Mikhail Tal - Geller, Curacao 1962
142 36 A successful improvisation
Viktor Korchnoi - Geller, Curacao 1962
146 37 Decided by feelings
Geller - Miroslav Filip, Curacao 1962
150 38 A leader’s heavy burden
Robert Fischer - Geller, Curacao 1962
153 39 Playing a pawn down is easier
Geller - Yuri Nikolaevsky, Ukraine 1962
156 40 In thrall to long years of acquaintance
Geller - Tigran Petrosian, Moscow 1963
159 41 Whoever conquers the square e4...
Viktor Korchnoi - Geller, Moscow 1963
164 42 A harmless surprise
Boris Spassky - Geller, Moscow 1964
169 43 Combinations occur in the endgame too!
Geller - Vasily Smyslov, Moscow 1964
173 44 The queen is stronger
Geller - Borislav Ivkov, Beverwijk 1965
177 45 At the meeting-point of two openings
Levente Lengyel - Geller, Beverwijk 1965
180 46 Wind in the sails
Geller - Vasily Smyslov, Moscow (1) 1965
184 47 Third way barred
Geller - Vasily Smyslov, Moscow (3) 1965
188 48 Invulnerable queen
Geller - Vasily Smyslov, Moscow (5) 1965
192 49 Tactics versus strategy
Bruno Parma - Geller, Havana 1965
195 50 Something to delight... the ICCF
Geller - Robert Fischer, Havana 1965
200 51 Hunting the king
Geller - Bent Larsen, Copenhagen (2) 1966
203 52 A not-so-quiet endgame
Geller - Aleksandar Matanovic, Sukhumi 1966
206 53 The centre in motion
Geller - Aleksander Nikitin, Kislovodsk 1966
208 54 It’s a mistake to make the last mistake
Mikhail Tal - Geller, Kislovodsk 1966
211 55 Loss leads to profit
Leonid Stein - Geller, Kislovodsk 1966
214 56 Refutation refuted
Leonid Stein - Geller, Moscow 1966
217 57 Queens as gifts
Yuri Nikolaevsky - Geller, Tbilisi 1966/67
222 58 A ledge above the precipice
Robert Fischer - Geller, Monte Carlo 1967
228 59 A bird in the hand? Or two in the bush?
Florin Gheorghiu - Geller, Moscow 1967
231 60 Rook in a trap
Geller - Boris Spassky, Moscow 1967
235 61 A life lasting one evening
Geller - Lajos Portisch, Moscow 1967
237 62 Under the analytic microscope
Robert Fischer - Geller, Skopje 1967
244 63 The bluebird of the advantage
Boris Spassky - Geller, Sukhumi (4) 1968
251 64 Ancient theory
Geller - Leonid Shamkovich, Riga 1968
254 65 Running to the endgame
Geller - Vlastimil Hort, Skopje 1968
257 66 All à la Munchausen
Jan Adamski - Geller, Lugano 1968
260 67 Help yourself to the pawn, please!
Geller - Zurab Mikadze, Gori 1968
263 68 One move good, two moves worse...
Viktor Kupreichik - Geller, Moscow 1969
266 69 With respect and gratitude
Mikhail Botvinnik - Geller, Belgrade 1969
269 70 Weakness at the strong point
Samuel Zhukhovitsky - Geller, Moscow 1970
273 71 The king pays the price
Geller - Andrzej Filipowicz, Budapest 1970
275 72 Hobbled steed
Geller - Henrique Mecking, Palma de Mallorca 1970
278 73 Zugzwang due to negligence
W. Uhlmann - Geller, Palma de Mallorca 1970
282 74 Adjournment as revenge
Robert Hübner - Geller, Palma de Mallorca 1970
287 75 An opening and an endgame too...
Geller - V. Smyslov, Palma de Mallorca 1970
292 76 The queen lies in ambush
Geller - Samuel Reshevsky, Palma de Mallorca 1970
296 77 A pin worth more than a rook
Geller - Dragoljub Velimirovic, Havana 1971
302 78 Your opponent too must think
Geller - Viktor Korchnoi, Moscow (8) 1971
308 79 An unfathomed design
Geller - Albert Kapengut, Leningrad 1971
310 80 All-powerful pawn
Geller - Borislav Ivkov, Hilversum 1973
313 81 Mines always explode
Jan Timman - Geller, Hilversum 1973
316 82 A reserve path to the goal
Geller - David Bronstein, Petropolis 1973
321 83 Victory through simplification
Geller - Paul Keres, Petropolis 1973
324 84 Lapsed vigilance
Peter Biyiasas - Geller, Petropolis 1973
328 85 A familiar “copy&rdquo
Henrique Mecking - Geller, Petropolis 1973
332 86 Trying to play f2-f4!
Geller - Werner Hug, Petropolis 1973
335 87 f2-f4 after all!
Geller - Ljubomir Ljubojevic, Petropolis 1973
339 88 The bishop on c6 is cramped...
Geller - Lev Polugaevsky, Portoroz 1973
342 89 “Torture” lasting a quarter of a century
Geller - Paul Keres, Moscow 1973
346 90 Is fashion always an individual thing?
Vasily Smyslov - Geller, Moscow 1973
349 91 The idea remains “offstage&rdquo
Geller - Boris Spassky, Moscow 1974
353 92 The fiendish power of the dragon
Vasily Smyslov - Geller, Moscow 1974
356 93 Improvisation on a familiar theme
Geller - Boris Spassky, Moscow 1975
360 94 March of the white king
Geller - Mikhail Tal, Moscow 1975
364 95 Knights attacking the king
Geller - Anatoly Karpov, Moscow 1976
368 96 Exceptions to rules
Geller - Mikhail Tal, Moscow 1976
372 97 A novel plan
Geller - Nino Kirov, Moscow 1977
375 98 Not all draws are alike
Mikhail Tal - Geller, Leningrad 1977
377 99 Experience versus youth
Geller - Garry Kasparov, Tbilisi 1978
379 100 A full-blooded fight
Mikhail Tal - Geller, Tbilisi 1978
383 101 A misplaced king
Geller - Konstantin Lerner, Minsk 1979
385 102 Attacking the Sicilian
Geller - Yuri Anikaev, Minsk 1979
387 103 Soviet Champion!
Alexander Beliavsky - Geller, Minsk 1979
390 104 A Sveshnikov surprise
Shimon Kagan - Geller, Skara 1980
392 105 The centre cannot hold...
Nino Kirov - Geller, Skara 1980
394 106 An American adventure
Geller - Oscar Panno, Lone Pine 1980
397 107 One slip is enough
Geller - Bozidar Ivanovic, Lone Pine 1980
399 108 A theoretical battle
Geller - Roman Hernandez, Las Palmas 1980
401 109 Marshall’s formidable weapon
Lev Psakhis - Geller, Sochi 1982
405 110 A routine move?
Geller - Semen Dvoirys, Sochi 1982
407 111 Fighting the Closed Sicilian
Oleg Romanishin - Geller, Sochi 1983
410 112 Pin and win
Geller - Josef Pribyl, Sochi 1984
412 113 Fighting my own idea
Geller - Peter Lukacs, Sochi 1984
414 114 Memory trouble
Geller - Uwe Boensch, Sochi 1984