Yuri Averbakh

Summary

Yuri Averbakh is a human^[1]. He was born in Kaluga^[2]. He was born on February 8, 1922^[3]. He died in Moscow^[4]. He died on May 7, 2022^[5]. He worked as a chess player^[6], non-fiction writer^[7], chess composer^[8], chess theoretician^[9], and editor^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (358 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Yuri Averbakh was born in Kaluga^[2].
• Yuri Averbakh died in Moscow^[4].
• Yuri Averbakh was born on February 8, 1922^[3].
• Yuri Averbakh died on May 7, 2022^[5].
• Yuri Averbakh is buried at Troyekurovskoye cemetery^[12].
• Yuri Averbakh held citizenship in Soviet Union^[13].
• Yuri Averbakh held citizenship in Russia^[14].
• Yuri Averbakh worked as a chess player^[6].
• Yuri Averbakh worked as a non-fiction writer^[7].
• Yuri Averbakh's professions included chess composer^[8].
• Yuri Averbakh's professions included chess theoretician^[9].
• Yuri Averbakh's professions included editor^[10].
• Yuri Averbakh's field of work was chess^[15].
• Yuri Averbakh's field of work was endgame^[16].
• Yuri Averbakh's field of work was editing^[17].
• Yuri Averbakh received the Order of Friendship of Peoples^[18].
• Yuri Averbakh received the Medal "For Labour Valour"^[19].
• Yuri Averbakh received the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR^[20].
• Yuri Averbakh received the Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"^[21].
• Yuri Averbakh received the Order of Honour^[22].
• Yuri Averbakh's religion is recorded as fatalism^[23].
• Yuri Averbakh is recorded as male^[24].
• Yuri Averbakh's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Yuri Averbakh's Commons category is recorded as Yuri Averbakh^[26].
• Yuri Averbakh's sport is recorded as chess^[27].

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Origins and Family

Yuri Averbakh's place of birth was Kaluga^[2]. He was born on February 8, 1922^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chess player^[6], non-fiction writer^[7], chess composer^[8], chess theoretician^[9], and editor^[10]. Fields of work include chess^[15], a board game^[28], founded in 0601^[29]; endgame^[16], a chess term^[30]; and editing^[17].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Friendship of Peoples^[18], an order^[31], in Soviet Union^[32], founded in 1972^[33]; Medal "For Labour Valour"^[19], a Soviet state award^[34], in Soviet Union^[35], founded in 1938^[36]; Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR^[20], an honorary sporting title^[37], in Soviet Union^[38], founded in 1934^[39]; Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"^[21], a jubilee medal^[40], in Soviet Union^[41], founded in 1969^[42]; and Order of Honour^[22], an order^[43], in Russia^[44], founded in 1994^[45].

Personal Life

Yuri Averbakh's religion is recorded as fatalism^[23].

Death and Burial

Yuri Averbakh died on May 7, 2022^[5]. He passed away in Moscow^[4]. Burial took place at Troyekurovskoye cemetery^[12].

Why It Matters

Yuri Averbakh ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (358 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] He is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

FAQs

Where was Yuri Averbakh born?

Born in Kaluga^[2], Yuri Averbakh…

Where did Yuri Averbakh die?

Yuri Averbakh passed away in Moscow^[4].

What did Yuri Averbakh do for work?

Yuri Averbakh worked as chess player^[6], non-fiction writer^[7], chess composer^[8], chess theoretician^[9], and editor^[10].

What awards did Yuri Averbakh receive?

Honors received include Order of Friendship of Peoples^[18], Medal "For Labour Valour"^[19], Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR^[20], and Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"^[21].