Just as it is wrong to work on chess by studying only the first 10-15 moves, so it is wrong to play one and the same opening system, even though it b…

- Efim Geller

It was clear to me that the vulnerable point of the American Grandmaster (Bobby Fischer) was in double-edged, hanging, irrational positions, where he…

- Efim Geller

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 s…

- Efim Geller

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

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 ou…

- Efim Geller