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Averbakh, Yuri L

Total Games

126

Wins

19

Draws

81

Losses

26

15.1% wins64.3% draws20.6% losses

Most Played Openings

E59 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense4E14 - Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System3C98 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense3D38 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense3C87 - Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Variation3E08 - Catalan Opening: Closed2D42 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Main Line2B65 - Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Rauzer Attack2E46 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation2E58 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense, Exchange Line2

Most Faced Opponents

Petrosian, Tigran V19 gamesBronstein, David I16 gamesGeller, Efim P14 gamesKeres, Paul11 gamesTal, Mihail11 gamesPolugaevsky, Lev10 gamesSmyslov, Vassily10 gamesSpassky, Boris V9 gamesKortschnoj, Viktor8 gamesLarsen, Bent3 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Averbakh, Yuri L vs Larsen, Bent

Portoroz Interzonal

1958

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Games (126)

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Smyslov, Vassily vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2
URS-ch27 1960 A05
Geller, Efim P vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2
URS-ch27 1960 E59
Bronstein, David I vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2
URS-ch27 1960 A35
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1-0
URS-ch27 1960 E66
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0
URS-chT 1960 B04
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Averbakh, Yuri L
0-1
URS-ch27 1960 B37
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
URS-ch27 1960 D23
Keres, Paul vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2
URS-ch26 1959 B76
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
URS-ch26 1959 E62
Bronstein, David I vs Averbakh, Yuri L
0-1
URS-ch26 1959 B63
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Averbakh, Yuri L
0-1
URS-ch26 1959 B47
Tal, Mihail vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1-0
URS-ch26 1959 C74
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Petrosian, Tigran V
0-1
URS-ch26 1959 B92
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2
URS-ch26 1959 E46
Spassky, Boris V vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2
URS-ch26 1959 C98
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0
URS-ch25 1958 A42
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
URS-ch25 1958 E54
Geller, Efim P vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2
URS-ch25 1958 C96
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
URS-ch25 1958 A76
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
URS-ch25 1958 A89
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
URS-ch25 1958 B92
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1-0
URS-ch sf 1957 C43
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2
URS-ch sf 1957 B65
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Spassky, Boris V
0-1
URS-ch23 1956 A13
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2
URS-ch23 1956 E66
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
URS-ch23 playoff-1pl 1956 E74
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Averbakh, Yuri L
0-1
URS-ch23 1956 E28
Keres, Paul vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2
URS-ch22 1955 A04
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Botvinnik, Mikhail
0-1
URS-ch22 1955 C15
Smyslov, Vassily vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2
URS-ch22 1955 D78
Spassky, Boris V vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1-0
URS-ch22 1955 C36
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Geller, Efim P
1/2-1/2
URS-ch22 1955 E94
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2
URS-ch22 1955 E43
Tal, Mihail vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1-0
URS-chTJ Coop 1954 C47
Geller, Efim P vs Averbakh, Yuri L
0-1
URS-ch21 1954 A04
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2
URS-ch21 1954 D38
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
URS-chTJ Coop 1954 E69
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2
URS-training 1953 D91
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E68
Euwe, Max vs Averbakh, Yuri L
0-1
Candidats Tournament 1953 E58
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
URS-training 1953 C87
Bronstein, David I vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E50
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E59
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 D37
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Keres, Paul
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 C98
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 C97
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1953 E46
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Najdorf, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 E64
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Euwe, Max
1-0
Candidats Tournament 1953 E59
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2
Candidats Tournament 1953 B73
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