Exhibition Dedicated to Yuri Averbakh’s Centenary Anniversary

On 8 February 2022, the Central Chess Club opened the exhibition dedicated to Yuri Averbakh’s centenary anniversary. It displays numerous photographic materials of different years and the celebrant’s personal belongings, some books and magazines written and edited by him.

Delivering speeches at the exhibition opening were Sergey Janovsky, the CFR Chess Museum’s curator Dmitry Oleinikov (the album’s author in honor of Averbakh), a writer Vladimir Linder, and other guests. The 13th world champion Garry Kasparov, FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, and GM Igor Zaitsev congratulated the birthday celebrant by video messages.