Yuri Averbakh 1922-2022
GM Yuri Averbakh, the world’s oldest grandmaster, a trainer, international arbiter, chess composer, endgame theoretician, writer, historian, honorary member of FIDE, and the last living participant of the famous Zurich 1953 Candidates Tournament, passed away, three months after turning 100. His death was confirmed by the Russian Chess Federation and FIDE. Averbakh was one of …