The Nemesis - Geller's Greatest Games

En stor og flott bok med 135 av stormester Gellers partier fra 1946 til 90 kommentert av han selv. Geller er en storhet i etterkrigssjakken, kjent blant annet for positiv skår mot Bobby Fischer, og som en ekspert på flere ulike åpninger der partiene hans regnes som ekstra instruktive.

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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.

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.

Partiene i denne boka:

• 1 In search of adventure, Geller – Efim Kogan, Odessa 1946 21
• 2 Is a queen sacrifice always worth it? Samuel Kotlerman – Geller, Odessa 1949 25
• 3 A bishop transformed, Tigran Petrosian – Geller, Moscow 1949 29
• 4 Miniature monograph, Geller – Josif Vatnikov, Kiev 1950 31
• 5 Equilibrium disturbed, Mikhail Botvinnik – Geller, Moscow 1951 35
• 6 Blockading the flank, Mikhail Botvinnik – Geller, Budapest 1952 40
• 7 A step towards the truth, Geller – Wolfgang Unzicker, Stockholm 1952 44
• 8 The cost of a wasted move, Harry Golombek – Geller, Stockholm 1952 47
• 9 Insufficient compensation? Geller – Herman Pilnik, Stockholm 1952 49
• 10 Black needs a plan... Geller – Robert Wade, Stockholm 1952 51
• 11 White wants a draw, Luis Sanchez – Geller, Stockholm 1952 53
• 12 Sufferings for nothing, Geller – Gideon Stahlberg, Stockholm 1952 55
• 13 A strong queen, Geller – Gedeon Barcza, Stockholm 1952 58
• 14 The horrors of time trouble, Geller – Laszlo Szabo, Stockholm 1952 60
• 15 Seizing the moment, Geller – Paul Keres, Moscow 1952 62
• 16 Strength in movement, Geller – Miguel Najdorf, Zurich 1953 66
• 17 Second and last... Max Euwe – Geller, Zurich 1953 70
• 18 Whose weakness is weaker? Mikhail Botvinnik – Geller, Moscow 1955 74
• 19 All decided by tactics, Vasily Smyslov – Geller, Moscow (7) 1955 78
• 20 Three in one, Geller – Oscar Panno, Gothenburg 1955 81
• 21 Check equals mate, Geller – Andrija Fuderer, Gothenburg 1955 84
• 22 A needless provocation, Geller – Gideon Stahlberg, Gothenburg 1955 88
• 23 Blockade or breakthrough? Geller – Tigran Petrosian, Amsterdam 1956 90
• 24 A Spanish experiment, Geller – Miroslav Filip, Amsterdam 1956 94
• 25 A proverb loses its force, Boris Spassky – Geller, Amsterdam 1956 96
• 26 Re-enacting the past, Geller – Ratmir Kholmov, Vilnius 1957 101
• 27 Playing ad hominem, Mikhail Tal – Geller, Riga 1958 106
• 28 Premature activity, Geller – Paul Keres, Tbilisi 1959 110
• 29 Seizing the initiative, Wolfgang Uhlmann – Geller, Dresden 1959 113
• 30 The Achilles’ heel of the black king, Geller – Lev Polugaevsky, Moscow 1961 116
• 31 A surprise... to whom? Tigran Petrosian – Geller, Moscow 1961 120
• 32 Is an extra tempo harmful? Vasily Smyslov – Geller, Moscow 1961 125
• 33 Blockade breached, Geller – Robert Fischer, Curacao 1962 129
• 34 Passion isn’t always an ally... Robert Fischer – Geller, Curacao 1962 134
• 35 The second cycle... Mikhail Tal – Geller, Curacao 1962 139
• 36 A successful improvisation, Viktor Korchnoi – Geller, Curacao 1962 142
• 37 Decided by feelings, Geller – Miroslav Filip, Curacao 1962 146
• 38 A leader’s heavy burden, Robert Fischer – Geller, Curacao 1962 150
• 39 Playing a pawn down is easier, Geller – Yuri Nikolaevsky, Ukraine 1962 153
• 40 In thrall to long years of acquaintance, Geller – Tigran Petrosian, Moscow 1963 156
• 41 Whoever conquers the square e4... Viktor Korchnoi – Geller, Moscow 1963 159
• 42 A harmless surprise, Boris Spassky – Geller, Moscow 1964 164
• 43 Combinations occur in the endgame too! Geller – Vasily Smyslov, Moscow 1964 169
• 44 The queen is stronger, Geller – Borislav Ivkov, Beverwijk 1965 173
• 45 At the meeting-point of two openings, Levente Lengyel – Geller, Beverwijk 1965 177
• 46 Wind in the sails, Geller – Vasily Smyslov, Moscow (1) 1965 180
• 47 Third way barred, Geller – Vasily Smyslov, Moscow (3) 1965 184
• 48 Invulnerable queen, Geller – Vasily Smyslov, Moscow (5) 1965 188
• 49 Tactics versus strategy, Bruno Parma – Geller, Havana 1965 192
• 50 Something to delight... the ICCF, Geller – Robert Fischer, Havana 1965 195
• 51 Hunting the king, Geller – Bent Larsen, Copenhagen (2) 1966 200
• 52 A not-so-quiet endgame, Geller – Aleksandar Matanovic, Sukhumi 1966 203
• 53 The centre in motion, Geller – Aleksander Nikitin, Kislovodsk 1966 206
• 54 It’s a mistake to make the last mistake, Mikhail Tal – Geller, Kislovodsk 1966 208
• 55 Loss leads to profit, Leonid Stein – Geller, Kislovodsk 1966 211
• 56 Refutation refuted, Leonid Stein – Geller, Moscow 1966 214
• 57 Queens as gifts, Yuri Nikolaevsky – Geller, Tbilisi 1966/67 217
• 58 A ledge above the precipice, Robert Fischer – Geller, Monte Carlo 1967 222
• 59 A bird in the hand? Or two in the bush? Florin Gheorghiu – Geller, Moscow 1967228
• 60 Rook in a trap, Geller – Boris Spassky, Moscow 1967 231
• 61 A life lasting one evening, Geller – Lajos Portisch, Moscow 1967 235
• 62 Under the analytic microscope, Robert Fischer – Geller, Skopje 1967 237
• 63 The bluebird of the advantage, Boris Spassky – Geller, Sukhumi (4) 1968 244
• 64 Ancient theory, Geller – Leonid Shamkovich, Riga 1968 251
• 65 Running to the endgame, Geller – Vlastimil Hort, Skopje 1968 254
• 66 All à la Munchausen, Jan Adamski – Geller, Lugano 1968 257
• 67 Help yourself to the pawn, please! Geller – Zurab Mikadze, Gori 1968 260
• 68 One move good, two moves worse... Viktor Kupreichik – Geller,Moscow 1969 263
• 69 With respect and gratitude, Mikhail Botvinnik – Geller, Belgrade 1969 266
• 70 Weakness at the strong point, Samuel Zhukhovitsky – Geller, Moscow 1970 269
• 71 The king pays the price, Geller – Andrzej Filipowicz, Budapest 1970 273
• 72 Hobbled steed, Geller – Henrique Mecking, Palma de Mallorca 1970 275
• 73 Zugzwang due to negligence, W. Uhlmann – Geller, Palma de Mallorca 1970 278
• 74 Adjournment as revenge, Robert Hübner – Geller, Palma de Mallorca 1970 282
• 75 An opening and an endgame too... Geller – V. Smyslov, Palma de Mallorca 1970 287
• 76 The queen lies in ambush, Geller – Samuel Reshevsky, Palma de Mallorca 1970 292
• 77 A pin worth more than a rook, Geller – Dragoljub Velimirovic, Havana 1971 296
• 78 Your opponent too must think, Geller – Viktor Korchnoi, Moscow (8) 1971 302The Nemesis 5
• 79 An unfathomed design, Geller – Albert Kapengut, Leningrad 1971 308
• 80 All-powerful pawn, Geller – Borislav Ivkov, Hilversum 1973 310
• 81 Mines always explode, Jan Timman – Geller, Hilversum 1973 313
• 82 A reserve path to the goal, Geller – David Bronstein, Petropolis 1973 316
• 83 Victory through simplification, Geller – Paul Keres, Petropolis 1973 321
• 84 Lapsed vigilance, Peter Biyiasas – Geller, Petropolis 1973 324
• 85 A familiar “copy”, Henrique Mecking – Geller, Petropolis 1973 328
• 86 Trying to play f2-f4! Geller – Werner Hug, Petropolis 1973 332
• 87 f2-f4 after all! Geller – Ljubomir Ljubojevic, Petropolis 1973 335
• 88 The bishop on c6 is cramped... Geller – Lev Polugaevsky, Portoroz 1973 339
• 89 “Torture” lasting a quarter of a century, Geller – Paul Keres, Moscow 1973 342
• 90 Is fashion always an individual thing? Vasily Smyslov – Geller, Moscow 1973 346
• 91 The idea remains “offstage”, Geller – Boris Spassky, Moscow 1974 349
• 92 The fiendish power of the dragon, Vasily Smyslov – Geller, Moscow 1974 353
• 93 Improvisation on a familiar theme, Geller – Boris Spassky, Moscow 1975 356
• 94 March of the white king, Geller – Mikhail Tal, Moscow 1975 360
• 95 Knights attacking the king, Geller – Anatoly Karpov, Moscow 1976 364
• 96 Exceptions to rules, Geller – Mikhail Tal, Moscow 1976 368
• 97 A novel plan, Geller – Nino Kirov, Moscow 1977 372
• 98 Not all draws are alike, Mikhail Tal – Geller, Leningrad 1977 375
• 99 Experience versus youth, Geller – Garry Kasparov, Tbilisi 1978 377
• 100 A full-blooded fight, Mikhail Tal – Geller, Tbilisi 1978 379
• 101 A misplaced king, Geller – Konstantin Lerner, Minsk 1979 383
• 102 Attacking the Sicilian, Geller – Yuri Anikaev, Minsk 1979 385
• 103 Soviet Champion! Alexander Beliavsky – Geller, Minsk 1979 387
• 104 A Sveshnikov surprise, Shimon Kagan – Geller, Skara 1980 390
• 105 The centre cannot hold... Nino Kirov – Geller, Skara 1980 392
• 106 An American adventure, Geller – Oscar Panno, Lone Pine 1980 394
• 107 One slip is enough, Geller – Bozidar Ivanovic, Lone Pine 1980 397
• 108 A theoretical battle, Geller – Roman Hernandez, Las Palmas 1980 399
• 109 Marshall’s formidable weapon, Lev Psakhis – Geller, Sochi 1982 401
• 110 A routine move? Geller – Semen Dvoirys, Sochi 1982 405
• 111 Fighting the Closed Sicilian, Oleg Romanishin – Geller, Sochi 1983 407
• 112 Pin and win, Geller – Josef Pribyl, Sochi 1984 410
• 113 Fighting my own idea, Geller – Peter Lukacs, Sochi 1984 412
• 114 Memory trouble, Geller – Uwe Boensch, Sochi 1984 414
• 115 The power of the bishops, Geller – Arshak Petrosian, Riga 1985 417
• 116 Following my son... Rob Witt – Geller, Baden-Baden 1985 419
• 117 A decisive game, Geller – Miguel Quinteros, Baden-Baden 1985 420
• 118 Play the position, not the woman, Geller – Susan Polgar, Baden-Baden 1985 422
• 119 No retreats... Geller – Andronico Yap, Moscow 1986 424
• 120 Endgame tricks, Geller – Mikhail Tal, Sochi 1986 426
• 121 Attacking the French, Geller – Anatoly Vaisser, New Delhi 1987 429
• 122 A vicious sacrifice, Geller – Alexey Dreev, New York 1990 431Contents6

Prizewinning Games 433

• 123 Energy encouraged, Alexander Kotov – Geller, Moscow 1949 434
• 124 Five swift strides, Geller – Alexey Sokolsky, Moscow 1950 437
• 125 On the altar of the attack, Erno Gereben – Geller, Sicilian Defence 440
• 126 Clarity is not always needed, Herman Pilnik – Geller, Gothenburg 1955 443
• 127 The price of one move, Geller – Boris Spassky, Riga 1958 446
• 128 One move further, Geller – Vasily Smyslov, Moscow 1961 450
• 129 Dynamics versus statics, Geller – Milko Bobotsov, Moscow 1968 453
• 130 A rook in the enemy’s rear, Geller – Vladimir Antoshin, Moscow 1970 456
• 131 Duel with a sequel, Geller – Svetozar Gligoric, Belgrade (1) 1970 459Resumption on the Morrow...464
• 132 Hopelessly lost? Samuel Reshevsky – Geller, Zurich 1953 465
• 133 Stepping around the trap, Geller – Vladimir Simagin, Moscow 1961 467
• 134 A sleepless night, William Lombardy – Geller, Siegen 1970 469
• 135 Superfluous rooks, Geller – Heinz Liebert, Kapfenberg 1970 471
• Closing Words 472