Efim Geller
Efim Petrovich Geller was a Soviet chess player and world-class grandmaster at his peak. He won the Soviet Championship twice and was a Candidate for the World Championship on six occasions. He won four Ukrainian SSR Championship titles and shared first in the 1991 World Seniors' Championship, winning the title outright in 1992. His wife Oksana was a ballet dancer while his son Alexander was also a chess master. Geller was coach to World Champions Boris Spassky and Anatoly Karpov. He was also an author.
Tournaments won by Efim Geller
| Tournament | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting | 1989 | Dortmund (Germany) |
| 1979 USSR Chess Championship | 1979 | Minsk |
| Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee | 1977 | Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) |
| Las Palmas | 1976 | Las Palmas |
| Alekhine Memorial | 1975 | Moscow (Soviet Union) |
| Teesside | 1975 | Teesside |
| Moscow | 1975 | Moscow |
| Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee | 1969 | Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) |
| Kislovodsk | 1966 | Kislovodsk |
| Hoogovens Beverwijk | 1965 | Beverwijk (Netherlands) |
| Dresden | 1959 | Dresden |
| 1955 USSR Chess Championship | 1955 | Moscow |
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Born: Sunday, March 8, 1925
Died: Tuesday, November 17, 1998