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May-08-22
 | | alexmagnus: <I bet <alexmagnus> will come like a vulture to post his updated lists before Yuri's body is cold.
Oh wait...>
Consider me the chess version of the Gerontology Research Group, who also update their lists of oldest people very quickly and publicly :D |
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| May-08-22 | | whiteshark: <I bet <alexmagnus> will come like a vulture to post his updated lists before Yuri's body is cold. Oh wait...> :D It could also be seen as a <to do> list, for whomever.... |
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| May-09-22 | | wordfunph: rest in peace, legend. |
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May-09-22
 | | OhioChessFan: A wildly entertaining and very long interview from around 2014. https://thealmanach.ru/en/action/av... |
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May-09-22
 | | HeMateMe: a russian man living to age 100? That's a rarity. a tip of the hat to the author of many great games. I think I owned one of his books, too. |
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May-09-22
 | | An Englishman: Good Afternoon: His works on the endgame helped me become a Master. Yuri Averbakh, RIP, and thank you for existing. |
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May-12-22
 | | offramp: Did he died? |
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May-12-22
 | | moronovich: <offramp: Did he died?> Yes, he is supposed to be very dead by now. |
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May-14-22
 | | Fusilli: <HeMateMe: a russian man living to age 100? That's a rarity.> True. |
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May-14-22
 | | MissScarlett: Pickling a liver in vinegar is better than vodka. |
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May-14-22
 | | Honza Cervenka: Rest in peace, Yuri Lvovich. |
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| May-15-22 | | Albertan: Averbakh on Averbakh:Grandmaster and World Championship Candidate: https://en.chessbase.com/post/averb... |
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| May-17-22 | | Albertan: How Yuri Averbakh fell in love with Chess-Grigoriev’s best pawn studies: https://chess24.com/en/read/news/ho... |
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Apr-22-23
 | | hastae47: Belatedly, and sadly, I see this news. He visited Australia in 1967. For me, significantly. he gave a simul in Sydney where over 40 of us took part. So many that he had to run around the tables at the start, and it still took him about 4.5 hours of work. He conceded only a few draws.
Our southernmost state, Tasmania, was suffering severe bushfires at the time and at the end of his day Yuri gave all his collected simul fees to the fire-fighting fund !
RIP Yuri... gr8 player, gr8 man !! |
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Apr-22-23
| | HeMateMe: Any photos of his chess set collection around? |
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Mar-11-24
 | | Check It Out: QOTD:
<I have seen two geniuses in my time. One was Tal. The other was Fischer.> -GM Averbakh |
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| Mar-16-24 | | FM David H. Levin: <<OhioChessFan>: A wildly entertaining and very long interview from around 2014.> I enjoyed that very much. Thanks for posting the link. I noticed two indications that the interview probably took place in 2009: (1) Lilienthal (born in 1911) is noted as being 98 years old, and (2) the Dresden Olympiad (of 2008) is characterized as "recent." |
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Oct-23-24
 | | Gottschalk: Great Game!
[Event "Match/Federation Moscow-BLR"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1959.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Averbakh, Yuri L"]
[Black "Sokolsky, Alexey Pavlovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E46"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1959.05.??"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Nxc3 e5 8.
Be2 c5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qc2 Bg4 11. Bxg4 Nxg4 12. h3 Nh6 13. Bd2 f5 14. Nd5 Nc6
15. O-O-O a6 16. Bc3 Qh4 17. f4 exf4 18. exf4 Rae8 19. g3 Qh5 20. g4 Qg6 21. g5
Nf7 22. h4 Qh5 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qc3+ Nd4 25. Rxd4 cxd4 26. Qxd4+ Ne5 27. fxe5
Qg4 28. Nf4 Kg8 29. e6 Rc8 30. e7 Rfe8 31. Qd5+ Kh8 32. Qd4+ Kg8 33. Rg1 Qf3
34. Nd5 Qe2 35. Nf6+ Kf7 36. Qd5+ Kxe7 37. Kb1 Red8 38. Qxb7+ Ke6 39. Nd5 Qe4+
40. Ka1 Rxc4 41. Qe7+ Kxd5 42. Rd1+ Kc6 43. Qxd8 Qe6 44. h5 f4 45. g6 hxg6 46.
h6 1-0 |
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Dec-26-24
| | Gottschalk: What this game was rejected by chessgames.com?
[Event "Moscow championship"]
[Site "Soviet Union"]
[Date "1948.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yuri Averbakh"]
[Black "Andre Lilienthal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[PlyCount "83"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. h3 Nc6 7. d5 Nb8 8. Be2 e6 9. O-O exd5 10. exd5 Re8 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Nc5 13. Nd4 Nfe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. b3 Ng3 16. Re1 Nxe2+ 17. Rxe2 Bd7 18. Qd2 a6 19. Rce1 Qh4 20. Nf3 Qh5 21. Bd4 Rxe2 22. Qxe2 Bxd4 23. Nxd4 Qxe2 24. Rxe2 Kf8 25. f3 c5 26. dxc6 bxc6 27. Rd2 Ke7 28. Ne2 Be6 29. Kf2 d5 30. c5 Kd7 31. Nd4 f6 32. Re2 Bf7 33. f4 Rg8 34. g3 h5 35. Re3 Re8 36. Rxe8 Bxe8 37. g4 hxg4 38. hxg4 Kc7 39. Kg3 Bd7 40. g5 fxg5 41. fxg5 Bc8 42. Kf4 1-0 Game number 7 at the page 34 of the book Averbakh's Selected games by Yuri Averbakh from Cadogan Chess Books.
Obs: There is no serious mistake and the ending is of interest. |
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| Dec-26-24 | | stone free or die: <Gottschalk> isn't your game already on <CG>, but with a different year (and no 42.Kf2)? Averbakh vs Lilienthal, 1949 (Note the <Site> tag there - <Moscow URS>) |
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| Dec-27-24 | | stone free or die: Apparently, though translated by <Ken Neat>, Averbakh's <Selected Games> was originally published in English (directly by Cadogan) and not in Russian. Here's a snippet worth noting from his preface:
<However, the longer playing sessions, stricter time controls and, finally, the
abolishment of adjournments have left their mark and affected the quality of play. This is
especially noticeable in the concluding phase of the game, the endgame.One other important factor must be mentioned. The information language of symbols,
which stems from Informator and is now employed in many publications, has led to the
fact that commentaries written with the help of these symbols completely lack the most
important thing that is always present in a chess encounter - the conflict of personalities,
the clash of plans, the battle of ideas. As is said nowadays, the human factor is lost. The
soulless symbols do not, and are unable to reflect anything of this. And for me the battle of ideas, the clash of plans, and also the various psychological
nuances associated with the play, have always been a significant element in the creative
process at the chess board, sometimes simply determining the result of the game,
irrespective of who had the better or worse position. It is for this reason that in my notes
I have endeavoured to devote the greatest attention to them.> |
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Dec-29-24
| | Gottschalk: <stone free or die> You are right. In the referred book, the year is 1948. Thank you! |
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Dec-29-24
| | Gottschalk: <stone free or die> In the two paragraphs you highlighted, I don't know if I agree with Averbakh, because in the publishing market it's possible to find various books for a game that is already quite diverse, how as chess is it. I think it is good that it is this way, that each player finds the book to their liking! The paragraph that captivated me is further on: "In selecting these games I have aimed to give not only those that I consider my best,
the most memorable, but in the main those that reflect my personality as a grandmaster, and reflect my understanding of chess. Furthermore, in some games I wanted to convey my experiences at the board." This makes me think of chess style, which for me brings the most refined emotion. You know, good chess players are like good wines; among many there are some that are special, exceptional... they are those who have chess style! |
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| Dec-30-24 | | Real Dump Trump: <Gottschalk> - this is a msg from <stone free>. "I'd like to be able to exchange further posts with you on this matter - and especially on the PGN uploads. But unfortunately, other factor on <CG> have intervened, and it's likely I won't be able to help you any further. <jnpope> is involved, so I trust you're in good hands otherwise. Good luck." |
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Jan-01-25
| | Gottschalk: <stone free or die> <Real Dump Trump> Happy New Year for both. |
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