Jakov Geller
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 11, 1986 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Russia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2011)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2521 (March 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2569 (January 2013) |
Jakov Vladimirovich Geller is a Russian chess grandmaster.
Chess career
In 2003, he tied for first place in the Cappelle-la-Grande Open.
In August 2011, he tied for first place in the 100 Years of Mikhail Botvinnik chess festival in St. Petersburg.[2]
In 2019, he won the Mark Dvoretsky coaching prize.[3]
He won the 2020-21 Samuel Reshevsky Award for the best achievement by a junior prodigy. He is one of Russia's top modern coaches, and his students have included grandmasters Ivan Bukavshin and Alexandr Predke.[4]
In 2021, he wrote a book titled 1,500 Forced Mates, published by Elk and Ruby.[5]
References
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ "100 Years Of Botvinnik Festival". August 26, 2011.
- ^ "Vadim Zvjaginsev Wins the Dvoretsky Memorial". December 13, 2019.
- ^ "Announcing winners of FIDE Trainer Awards for 2020-21". May 11, 2021.
- ^ Portman, Carl (July 1, 2024). "Inside Chess".