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Efim Geller vs Aleksandar Matanovic
Varna Olympiad Final-A (1962), Varna BUL, rd 2, Sep-28
Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Smyslov Defense (C93)  ·  1-0

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Nov-06-05  ughaibu: Early in his career Karpov worked with Geller. Although the style of the two players is quite different some preferences for type of position are apparent, particularly on the white side against the Najdorf Sicilian and on the white side of the closed Lopez, in which both players had a marked tendency to close the centre with d5. In Karpov's case this seems to have simply been a matter of gaining space and cramping his opponent (Karpov vs Gligoric, 1972 Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974) whereas in Geller's case it's more to do with the early advance of the pawn to create promotion threats before his opponent.
Nov-06-05  KingG: Kasparov also credits Geller with teaching Karpov how to play the Queen's Gambit on his Queen's Gambit DVD. On this DVD Kasparov also speaks in glowing terms about Geller. It's amazing to see how much respect he has for him. He talks about how he went from being one of the great experts on the KID to one of the greatest experts on the QGD later on in his career. I personally think Geller's games are some of the most interesting to study.

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