 Yuri Razuvaev in 1975 | |
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| Born | Юрий Разуваев (1945-10-10)10 October 1945 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Died | 21 March 2012(2012-03-21) (aged 66) |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Soviet Union → Russia |
| Title | Grandmaster (1976) |
| Peak rating | 2625 (July 1983) |
| Peak ranking | No. 42 (January 1991) |
Yuri Sergeyevich RazuvaevRussian:Ю́рий Серге́евич Разува́ев (alsoRazuvayev; 10 October 1945 – 21 March 2012) was a Russianchess player and trainer.[1]
Razuvaev became anInternational Master in 1973, aGrandmaster in 1976 and anHonoured Coach of Russia in 1977.
Razuvaev's tournament wins includedDubna 1978,Polanica-Zdrój 1979,London 1983,Dortmund 1985,Jūrmala 1987,Pula 1988,Protvino 1988,Reykjavík 1990,Leningrad 1992,Tiraspol 1994,Reggio Emilia 1996 andSan Sebastian 1996.[2]
At the secondUSSR vs Rest of the World match in 1984, he substituted forTigran Petrosian, who was absent because of illness. Razuvaev limited his opponent, the much higher ratedRobert Hübner, to four straightdraws.
Razuvaev was a respected trainer, becoming a second toAnatoly Karpov from 1971 until 1978, stepping down before the World Championship match againstViktor Korchnoi. They had first met at the Botvinnik School's first sessions in 1963[3] He coachedAlexandra Kosteniuk, who won theWomen's World Chess Championship in 2008, along withEvgeny Tomashevsky along with the Italian national team.[4] In 2005 he was awarded the title ofFIDE Senior Trainer.[5]
At his peak, in the July 1991FIDE list, he had anElo rating of 2590.
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