Yuri Lvovich Averbakh was born on February 8, 1922. He is a Russian chess player and author. His father was half German and half Jewish. His mother was Russian.
Yuri Averbakh was one of the leading Soviet grandmasters for two decades, competing in the USSR Championship 15 times between 1949 and 1969. He finished in 10th place in the famous Zurich Candidates’ tournament of 1953.
I’ve have known Yuri since 1981 and he has always been so kind to me. I grew up learning so much from his incredible endgame book series.
Happy Birthday to the chess legend Yuri Averbakh!
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Excellent endgame player from what I hear. Also one of the few players Nezhmetdinov couldn’t make a dent in. Averbakh knew how to avoid complications and deny his opponent the chance for tactical play.
Here is a link to a really good interview that Larry Evans did with Averbakh from 1990.
http://www.worldchessnetwork.com/English/chessNews/evans/040329.php
Enjoy
Let me try that again:
http://www.worldchessnetwork.com/
English/chessNews/evans/
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Why can’t we be German AND Jewish ?
Why say you half german and half jewish ?
There is no such thing as half-Jewish. You are Jewish by birth if your mother is Jewish, that’s it. Apart from conversion.
Hey, Yuri looks kinda’ like a young Al Gore.