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, he continued to devote time to chess-related activities.
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Yuri Lvovich Averbakh 8 February 1922 Kaluga, Russia
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Died |
7 May 2022 (aged 100)
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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