Yuri Averbakh 1922-2022 - Chess.com


5/7/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 9 months ago
by Peter Doggers

GM Yuri Averbakh, the world’s oldest grandmaster, a trainer, international arbiter, chess composer, endgame theoretician, writer, historian, honorary member of FIDE, and the last living participant of the famous Zurich 1953 Candidates Tournament, passed away,…

GM Yuri Averbakh, the world’s oldest grandmaster, a trainer, international arbiter, chess composer, endgame theoretician, writer, historian, honorary member of FIDE, and the last living participant o… [+19048 chars]

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