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The Nemesis: Geller's Greatest Games Hardcover – January 1, 2019

by Efim Geller (Author)
4.9 out of 5 stars (36)
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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.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quality Chess
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 480 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1784830615
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1784830618
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
  • Best Sellers Rank: #4,563,026 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
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4.9 out of 5 stars
36 global ratings

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  • Phil Baker
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good game collection.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2020
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    Reviewed the power games played by Geller. Good context notes accompany games.
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  • Elijah Logozar
    5.0 out of 5 stars High Quality
    Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2025
    Format: Paperback
    I skimmed this book and quickly played through the games last year, and went through some of the games in more detail back in 2020. As usual for Quality Chess, the game annotations are very high quality and I really recommend this book to serious chess improvers looking for annotated game collections on the classics. Later, I might revisit these notes in more detail. Currently, I'm rooming at IM Kostya Kavutskiy's place and can see that he has "The Nemesis" on his shelf, so that may give the impression that it's useful for strong masters in their quest for higher titles, and in his case, GM.
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  • Dan F. Oakes
    3.0 out of 5 stars UPDATE!! Repackaged version of The Application of Chess Theory
    Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2019
    Format: Hardcover
    The 3 stars is a mixed rating. If you don't have The Application of Chess Theory, it's a good book, and worth picking up if you're interested in Geller (or, among other things, the King's Indian or Sicilian Defenses). One of the few players to have a lifetime plus score against Fischer, and one of the top players in the world for more than two decades. He also had a plus score against Botvinnik, Smyslov, and Petrosian. Had a plus score in all of his games against world champions.

    UPDATE: My original review was too hasty; it's not a *complete* retread. I think you'd have to be a serious Geller freak to really want both, though. Again, recommended if you don't have The Application of Chess Theory, or if dropping 30 or 40 bucks is no skin off your nose. Otherwise, the original will still probably do you just fine.

    BUT...if you have The Application of Chess Theory, this is basically a reprint with a new title (SLEAZY!) Don't lay out $37 for this book and think you're getting a new Geller book - you won't be!!
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  • Vincent
    5.0 out of 5 stars 5 thumbs up
    Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2021
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Great book on the legend Yefim Geller,yes it is similar to the application of chess theory but if ur serious player this is a great addition to anyone serious about improving ur chess game ,even if ur rating is on the low side of 1200 it’s a must to study from the classics and it don’t get any better then geller,I recommend to beginners who want to learn from the classics to study Alekhine,Rubinstein,Bronstein and of course Geller who I feel is the best player never to become champion..,also u can learn so much about openings in this book an it is greatly annotated
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  • Rajashree Ganapathi Chethambaram Murugan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hsjaj
    Reviewed in India on October 21, 2023
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
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