Geller is reckoned to have been among the best ten players in the world for around twenty years. He was awarded the International Master title in 1951, and the International Grandmaster title the following year. Geller played in 23 USSR Chess Championship s, a record equalled by Mark Taimanov, achieving good results in many. He won in 1955 at Moscow (URS-ch22) when, despite losing five games, he finished with 12/19, then defeated Smyslov in the playoff match by the score of +1 =6.
Geller is reckoned to have been among the best ten players in the world for around twenty years.
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Geller
Geller
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
reckone
reckoned
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
aux
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
AUX
VB
cop
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
case
among
among
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Sup
good
best
ADJ
JJS
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
ten
ten
NUM
CD
xcomp
Number=Plur
player
players
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
world
world
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
advmod
around
around
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
twenty
twenty
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He was awarded the International Master title in 1951, and the International Grandmaster title the following year.
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
award
awarded
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
International
International
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Master
Master
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
title
title
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1951
1951
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
International
International
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Grandmaster
Grandmaster
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
title
title
NOUN
NN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
VerbForm=Ger
follow
following
VERB
VBG
nmod:tmod
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Geller played in 23 USSR Chess Championship s, a record equalled by Mark Taimanov, achieving good results in many.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Geller
Geller
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
play
played
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
23
23
NUM
CD
compound
Number=Sing
USSR
USSR
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
chess
Chess
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Championship
Championship
PROPN
NNP
case
Typo=Yes
's
s
PART
POS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
parataxis
Number=Sing
record
record
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
equal
equalled
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl:agent
Number=Sing
Mark
Mark
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Taimanov
Taimanov
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
achieve
achieving
VERB
VBG
amod
Degree=Pos
good
good
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
result
results
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He won in 1955 at Moscow (URS-ch22) when, despite losing five games, he finished with 12/19, then defeated Smyslov in the playoff match by the score of +1 =6.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
win
won
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1955
1955
NUM
CD
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Moscow
Moscow
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
URS
URS
PROPN
NNP
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
dep
Number=Sing
ch22
ch22
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
despite
despite
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
lose
losing
VERB
VBG
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
five
five
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
game
games
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
finish
finished
VERB
VBD
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
12/19
12/19
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
then
ADV
RB
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
defeat
defeated
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Smyslov
Smyslov
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
playoff
playoff
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
match
match
NOUN
NN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
score
score
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
+1
+1
NUM
CD
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
=6
=6
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.