Efim Geller Quotes

• The choice of opening, whether to aim for quiet or risky play, depends not only on the style of a player, but also on the disposition with which he sits down at the board.

  Efim Geller

  Player, Choices, Style

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• Del mismo modo que es un error trabajar el ajedrez estudiando sólo las 10-15 primeras jugadas, también es un error jugar con un mismo sistema de aperturas, aunque sea rico en variantes y matices.

  Efim Geller

  Moving, Play, Variation

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• It so often happens that, after sacrificing a pawn, a player aims not to obtain the initiative for it, but to regain sacrificed material.

  Efim Geller

  Sacrifice, Player, Chess

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• It was clear to me that the vulnerable point of the American Grandmaster (Bobby Fischer) was in double-edged, hanging, irrational positions, where he often failed to find a win even in a won position

  Efim Geller

  Winning, Chess, Vulnerable

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• From time to time, like many other players, I glance through my own games of earlier years, and return to positions and variations which have gone out of practice. I attempt to restore them, to find new ideas and plans.

  Efim Geller

  Player, Years, Practice

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