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Yuri Averbakh
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Russian chess grandmaster and author (1922–2022)
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Yuri Averbakh (1922–2022) was a Russian chess player, non-fiction writer, chess composer, and editor. Born in Kaluga, he represented the Soviet Union and Russia in the sport of chess. His professional titles included Grandmaster, International Master, International Judge of Chess Compositions, and International Arbiter. Averbakh was a centenarian who passed away in Moscow and was buried at Troyekurovskoye cemetery.
His work focused on chess, endgames, and editing. He authored seventeen works, including *Comprehensive chess endings - Volume 1*, *V poiskakh istiny*, *Shakhmatnai͡a shkola*, *Bishop endings*, and *Bishop v. knight endings*. Averbakh held an Elo rating of 2550 and spoke Russian. He received several honors, including the Order of Friendship of Peoples, the Medal "For Labour Valour", the title of Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR, and the Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin".
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Person · Open Library
- 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
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,623x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,798x
- 2015 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: The American Thyroid Association Guidelines Task Force on Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
· 2016 · cited 12,612x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
· 2016 · cited 5,700x
- Caspases: Enemies Within
· 1998 · cited 5,451x
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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)
- Peak rating
- 2550 (July 1971)
- Peak ranking
- No. 32 (July 1971)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Yury
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Kaluga
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Occupation
- editor
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Religion
- fatalism
- Award
- Order of Honour
- Field of work
- editing
- Sport
- chess
- Country for sport
- Soviet Union
- Image
- Yuriy Averbakh 1963.jpg
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- Commons category
- Yuri Averbakh
- date of birth
- 1922-02-08
- Commons gallery
- Yuri Averbakh
- title of chess person
- International Arbiter
- Elo rating
- 2445
- date of death
- 2022-05-07
- name in native language
- Юрий Львович Авербах
- place of burial
- Troyekurovskoye cemetery
- subject has role
- centenarian
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Encyclopedic overview
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
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