Efim Geller

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
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gptkbp:child gptkb:Alexander_Geller
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gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1925-03-08
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 1998-11-17
gptkbp:ethnicGroup Jewish
gptkbp:FIDE_ID 4100072
gptkbp:gender male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Efim Geller
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gptkbp:memberOfSportsTeam gptkb:Soviet_national_chess_team
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:Geller_Gambit
gptkb:World_Senior_Chess_Champion_1992
World Chess Championship Candidate
author of chess books
contributions to King's Indian Defence
contributions to Sicilian Defence
contributions to chess opening theory
defeating world champions in individual games
opening theoretician
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gptkb:Paul_Keres
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gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkb:Viktor_Korchnoi
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gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
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gptkb:Boris_Spassky
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Grandmaster_Geller_at_the_Chessboard
The Application of Chess Theory
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gptkbp:number_of_Chess_Olympiad_silver_medals 1
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:chess_player
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:chess_player
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Moscow
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Nina_Geller
gptkbp:title gptkb:Grandmaster
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gptkb:Palma_de_Mallorca_Interzonal_1970
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkb:Tata_Steel_Chess
gptkb:Géza_Maróczy
gptkb:Zurich_chess_tournament
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