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Yuri Averbakh
- Born Feb. 8, 1922
Yuri Lvovich Averbakh (Russian: ะฎฬัะธะน ะัะฒะพฬะฒะธั ะะฒะตัะฑะฐฬั
; 8 February 1922 โ 7 May 2022) 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.
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