Yuri Averbakh (†)
Yuri Averbak
Шахматы на сцене и за кулисами
"Chess on stage and behind the scenes" appeared recently in Moscow 2003 in a marvellous colourful hardcover binding in the series "The Art of Chess" (Publishing House Ripol, www.ripol.ru) - with the subheading "Revelations of a Chess Player, of a Politician and of an Historian" – very promising, dear Grandmaster Yuri Averbakh.
(M.N.)

- PublisherRipol Classic, 2003
- ISBN5-7905-1835-4
- Languagesrussian
- Formatshardback
Yuri Averbakh
Centre-Stage and Behind the Scenes
The Personal Memoir of a Soviet Chess Legend
PS: We have to mention here the English edition of the above work, published last year (2011) by New In Chess: Centre-Stage and Behind the Scenes - The Personal Memoir of a Soviet Chess Legend (Paperback, 272 pp.) – an autobiography with many interesting insights into a bygone Soviet chess era. -
More information at New In Chess, or read Hans Ree’s review "Hard Times" in NIC 2011/6, p.94-97 and GM Stuart Conquest's essay on Yuri Averbakh's Centre-Stage and Behind the Scenes (Part 1 of 2 / Part 2 of 2) at ChessVibes. (R.B., 10/08/2012)
From Averbakh's large literary output we still mention his latest work only: A History of Chess. From Chaturanga to the Present Day (Russell Enterprises, 2012) - see our Announcement.

- PublisherNew In Chess, 2011
- ISBN9789056913649
- Languagesenglish
- Pages272
- Formatspaperback
- LinkNew In Chess
Yuri Averbakh
A History of Chess
From Chaturanga to the Present Day

- PublisherRussell Enterprises, 2012
- ISBN978-1936490448
- Languagesenglish
- Pages88
- Formatspaperback
- LinkRussell Enterprises Inc.