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Apr182022
Yuri Averbakh, 1922-...Who Knows?
Monday, April 18, 2022 at 9:30PM
In the previous post I mentioned some sad news from back in February; it's time for some good news from that same month - ongoing good news. GM and former Candidate Yuri Averbakh reached a milestone on February 8, becoming the first GM centenarian (at least according to this article on Averbakh). Averbakh had a fine career as a player, qualifying for the Candidates in 1953 and almost doing so again for the 1959 event. He won a Soviet Championship, too, and in addition to his accomplishments as a player he is a noted endgame theorist and study composer, an author on various aspects of the game (including its history), and arbiter.
Happy birthday, GM Averbakh, and best wishes for many more.
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