Yagupov, Igor (13.10.1965)
Russian Chess Grandmaster (2003) is born in Tula, Russia. Best results: Champion of the Spartakiad of Moscow (as part of CSKA: E. Bareev, I. Naumkin, A. Nenashev, S. Kiselev, I….
Yakovich, Yuri (30.11.1962)
Russian Grandmaster (1990). Former coach of the Russian Women’s Team. Best results: won or shared first in the Rilton Cup in 2000-01, Gothenburg in 2000 and 2002 and in the…
Yakubboev, Nodirbek (23.01.2002)
Uzbek Chess Grandmaster (2019) is born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan Champion (2016,2018) Best results: Tashkent Winter 2015, 1st; Asian Youth Chess Championship 2016-U14, 1st; World Youth Chess Championship 2016-U14, tied…
Yandemirov, Valeri (11.02.1963-16.11.2017)
Russian chess Grandmaster (1997) is born in Kazan. Best results: Peak rating: 2545 in January 1998
Yang, Darwin (04.12.1996)
American Chess Grandmaster (2016) is born in Dallas, Texas, United States. Best results: 2009 World Youth Championship (Bronze); 2008 National Junior High Championship (2nd); 2006 Pan-American Championship (gold); 2012 St...
Yang, Kaiqi (06.05.1988)
Canadian Chess Grandmaster (2019) is born in Heilongjiang, China. Best results: 2008 (Hi Seoul) Korea Open Chess tournament, 1st place; 2009 Philippines "Subic International chess open, 3rd place; National Chess...
Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham (26.03.1925 – 05.03.2000)
Canadian Grandmaster (1964) born in Poland. Was technical play, especially in the endgame. Little Abie, as the local newspapers called him, was a child prodigy. At the age of 11,...
Yaroslavstev, Arkady Ivanovich (21.11.1924)
A Soviet chess composer. Since 1941, has published more than 360 compositions of different genres, mostly two- and three-movers.
Yates, Frederick Dewhurst (16.01.1884 – 11.11.1932)
One of the strongest English players from 1910 to the 1930s. Chess man of letters. Yates worked as a chess correspondent of the Manchester Guardian; also, as the chess column...
Ye, Jiangchuan (20.11.1960)
Chinese Grandmaster (2000). Best Chinese player in the 1990's and begining of 2000's. Chinese Champion in 1981, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994 and 1996. Leader of the national team with...
Ye, Rongguang (03.10.1963)
Chinese Grandmaster (1990), who became the first ever Chinese player to gain the Grandmaster title. Chinese Champion in 1990. He lives now in the Netherland. A participant in 3 Olympiads...
Yegiazarian, Arsen (18.06.1970-20.04.2020)
Armenian Grandmaster (2000) and FIDE Trainer (2011) born in Yerevan, Armenia. Best results: Armenian Youth Championship 1984, 1988 - under 18, 1st; Armenian Chess Championship 1998 and 2000, 3rd; International...
Yemelin, Vasily (01.02.1976)
Russian Grandmaster (1994). Silver medalist in the World U14 in 1990 and World U18 in 1993. Best results: won or shared first in FS Budapest in 1994, St. Petersburg Championships...
Yermolinsky, Alex (11.04.1958)
US Grandmaster (1992), born in Russia. Chemist and teacher at the Mechanics' Institute. US Champion in 1996 and Co-Champion in 1993. In the late 1980s, he left USSR and immigrated...
Yevseev, Denis (03.07.1973)
Russian Chess Grandmaster (2003) is born in Murmansk, Russia. Best results: Pardubice tournament 2001, tied 2nd; Alushta tournament 2002, tied 1st; Samara open 2002, tied 1st; Saint Petersburg Championship (2003,...
Yilmaz, Mustafa (05.11.1992)
Turkish chess Grandmaster (2012) is born in Mamak, Turkey. Turkish Chess Champion (2009, 2017). Best results: Turkish Chess Championship 2009, 1st; V.International Gebze Municipality Liberation Move Chess Tournament, 2nd; Istanbul...
YRJOÖLÄ, Jouni (24.10.1959 – 24.02.2012)
Finnish Grandmaster (1990). Finnish Champion in 1985 and 1988. Best results: Sochi 1984, 4th; Copenhagen 1987, 2nd; Helsinki 1990, 1st; Helsinki 1995, 1st-2nd; Budapest Spring 2006, 1st. A participant in...
Yu Yangyi (08.06.1994)
Chinese chess Grandmaster (2009) is born in Huangshi, Hubei, China. World U10 Champion (2004). World Junior Champion (2013). Chinese Champion (2014). Asian Champion (2014). Best results: Danzhou 2011, 1st; 2nd...
Yu, Ruiyuan (13.09.1991)
Chinese chess Grandmaster (2012) is born in Guangdong province, China. Best results: World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad 2006, team 2nd; Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2014, 1st; 1st Asian...
Yu, Shaoteng (26.03.1979)
Chinese chess Grandmaster (2004) is born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Best results: Tan Lian Ann Cup IM A 2001, 1st; China Championship 2005, 1st; 8th Asian Continental Individual Open Championship...
Yudasin, Leonid (08.08.1959)
Israeli chess Grandmaster (1990) is born in Leningrad, Russia (Soviet Union). Israeli champion (1994, 1996). Best results: 29th Chess Olympiad 1990 in Novi Sad, team 1st and individual bronze medal;...
Yudin, Sergei (10.06.1986)
Russian Chess Grandmaster (2009) is born in Novosibirsk, Russia. Best results: 4. E.G.Zudov Memorial 2008, 1st; Pavlodar-open 2010, tied 1st; Pavlodar-open - 2011, tied 2nd; 9. E.G.Zudov Memorial 2013, tied...
Yudovich, Mikhail Mikhailovich (08.06.1911 – 19.09.1987)
Russian International Master (1950), International Grandmaster in Correspondence Chess (1972), International Arbiter (1951). He was the deputy to the chief editor of the magazine Shakhmaty v SSSR in 1945-87. Best...
Yuffa, Daniil (25.02.1997)
Russian chess Grandmaster (2016) is born in Tyumen, Russia. Best results: 25th European Youth Chess Championship 2015 U18, 2nd; FIDE World Youth - Cadets Chess Championships - open U18, 2nd;...