Yuri Averbakh

Yuri Averbakh

(1922–2022) non-fiction writer Russia

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Yuri Averbakh (1922–2022) was a Russia non-fiction writer.

About Yuri Averbakh

Yuri Lvovich Averbakh 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.

Notable works:

V poiskakh istiny

Awards:

Order of Friendship of Peoples|Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"|Order of Honour|Medal "For Labour Valour"|Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR

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