Yuri Averbakh
Russian chess grandmaster and author (1922–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Lvovich and the family name is Averbakh.
Yuri Lvovich Averbakh (Russian: Ю́рий Льво́вич Аверба́х; 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. He 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.[1]
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Full name | Yuri Lvovich Averbakh |
Country | Soviet Union → Russia |
Born | (1922-02-08)8 February 1922 Kaluga, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 7 May 2022(2022-05-07) (aged 100) Moscow, Russia |
Title | Grandmaster (1952) |
Peak rating | 2550 (July 1971) |
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