Player: Efim Geller
Player profile: Ratmir Kholmov

Classical games: Efim Geller beat Ratmir Kholmov 6 to 4, with 17 draws.     *The figures above are based only on games present in our database which may be incomplete.

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 27  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Kholmov vs Geller ½-½ 18 1949 Tbilisi C48 Four Knights 2. Geller vs Kholmov 0-1 43 1949 USSR Championship C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense 3. Kholmov vs Geller 1-0 51 1954 URS-ch21 D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 4. Geller vs Kholmov 1-0 34 1957 Przepiorka mem E26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 5. Geller vs Kholmov   1-0 45 1957 Vilnius ch-SU B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 6. Kholmov vs Geller   1-0 56 1957 Vilnius, USSR A45 Queen's Pawn Game 7. Kholmov vs Geller   ½-½ 18 1958 URS-ch sf D59 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower 8. Geller vs Kholmov   0-1 57 1959 USSR Championship D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 9. Kholmov vs Geller   0-1 41 1959 URS-chT B20 Sicilian 10. Geller vs Kholmov ½-½ 66 1963 USSR Championship E55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation 11. Kholmov vs Geller   ½-½ 42 1964 USSR Zonal C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed 12. Geller vs Kholmov   ½-½ 33 1964 USSR Zonal A21 English 13. Geller vs Kholmov   ½-½ 95 1965 Havana D56 Queen's Gambit Declined 14. Geller vs Kholmov   ½-½ 41 1966 Kislovodsk A15 English 15. Kholmov vs Geller   ½-½ 42 1966 USSR Championship 1966/67 A46 Queen's Pawn Game 16. Kholmov vs Geller   ½-½ 21 1967 Skopje C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 17. Kholmov vs Geller   ½-½ 25 1968 Riga C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 18. Geller vs Kholmov   ½-½ 49 1969 USSR Championship A14 English 19. Geller vs Kholmov   ½-½ 26 1972 Kislovodsk C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer 20. Kholmov vs Geller 0-1 56 1973 Moscow B50 Sicilian 21. Geller vs Kholmov   ½-½ 35 1973 Moscow-3teams C87 Ruy Lopez 22. Geller vs Kholmov   ½-½ 21 1975 Moscow C09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line 23. Geller vs Kholmov   1-0 38 1989 Sochi C60 Ruy Lopez 24. Kholmov vs Geller   ½-½ 21 1991 Moscow Veterans C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 25. Geller vs Kholmov 1-0 34 1992 Moscow ALE op C09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 27    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Geller wins | Geller loses