Yuri Averbakh
Chess grandmaster
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Yuri Lvovich Averbakh 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... Wikipedia
Born: February 8, 1922, Kaluga, Russia
Died: May 7, 2022 (age 100 years), Moscow, Russia
Peak rating: 2550 (July 1971)
