Yuri Averbakh
Russian chess grandmaster and author (1922–2022)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1922-02-08
- Died
- 2022-05-07
- Works
- 17
Top works
- Comprehensive chess endings - Volume 1
- V poiskakh istiny
- Shakhmatnai͡a shkola
- Bishop endings
- Bishop v. knight endings
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Kaluga, Russia
Known for
- Grandmaster1973
via TMDB
Key facts
- Native name
- Юрий Львович Авербах
- Born
- ( 1922-02-08 ) 8 February 1922, Kaluga , Russian SFSR
- Died
- 7 May 2022 (2022-05-07) (aged 100), Moscow , Russia
- Title
- Grandmaster (1952)
Article
Yuri Lvovich Averbakh (Russian: Юрий Львович Авербах; 8 February 1922 – 7 May 2022) was a Russian chess grandmaster and author. He was chairman of the USSR Chess Federation from 1973 to 1978. Averbakh was the first centenarian FIDE Grandmaster. Despite his eyesight and hearing having worsened, by his 100th birthday he continued to devote time to chess-related activities.
Early life