New Book: Devoted to Chess: The Creative Heritage of Yuri Razuvaev

I can't review the book, as I don't have it (yet), but it looks really good. Genna Sosonko's books have their place, but the chess world needs more books like this. Player after player pays tribute to Yuri Razuvaev (1945-2012), thanking him for his help and showing us some of the many contributions he has made to the game as a coach and player. If the book as a whole is anywhere near as good as the sample promises, it's going to be one of the best chess books of 2019.

Product page here, with a link there to a PDF sample.

Yuri Razuvaev, 1945-2012

Russian grandmaster and trainer Yuri Razuvaev died on Wednesday after a long illness at the age of 66. Razuvaev wasn't a member of the super-elite in his day, but he was strong enough to make the 1984 Russia vs. the Rest of the World Team in 1984 and to draw all four games there with Robert Huebner, then one of the world's best players. His achievements as a trainer may have been even greater, as you can read in some of the tribute articles around the web.

TWIC's Obituary

FIDE's Obituary

ChessBase's Obituary, with a brief eulogy by Boris Gulko

Rest in peace.