| Yuri Averbakh | |
|---|---|
 Averbakh in 1963 | |
| Full name | Yuri Lvovich Averbakh |
| Country | Soviet Union → Russia |
| Born | 8 February 1922 Kaluga, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 7 May 2022 (aged 100) Moscow, Russia |
| Title | Grandmaster (1952) |
| Peak rating | 2550 (July 1971) |
| Peak ranking | No. 32 (July 1971) |
Yuri Lvovich Averbakh (Russian: Ю́рий Льво́вич Аверба́х; 8 February 1922 – 7 May 2022)[1] 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.[2]
- ^ "Yury Averbakh ist 95!". Schach Nachrichten (in German). 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "Yuri Averbakh celebrates his 100th birthday". chess24.com. Retrieved 2022-02-08.