Leonid Nikolayevich Yurtaev (3 April 1959, Frunze – 2 June 2011)[2] was a Kyrgyz chess player. In 1986 he was awarded the FIDE title of International Master (IM) and in 1996 he became the first Kyrgyz player to receive the Grandmaster (GM) title. He was noted as a tactician, and in particular as a specialist in the King's Indian Defence.[2]
| Leonid Yurtaev | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Leonid Nikolayevich Yurtaev |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Born | 3 April 1959 Frunze, Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Died | 2 June 2011 (aged 52) |
| Title | Grandmaster (1996) |
| Peak rating | 2552 (July 2000)[1] |
He defeated a number of strong grandmasters during his career, including Mikhail Tal, Vassily Ivanchuk and Garry Kasparov,[2] but he was not particularly successful in tournaments. According to the Chessmetrics web site, his best tournament performance was at the 1987 Armed Forces championship in Sverdlovsk, which he won with Vladimir Tukmakov with a score of 7/8.[3] He qualified for the final USSR Chess Championship in 1991, finishing in shared 23rd place.[2]
In 2007 Yurtaev won the 1st Georgy Agzamov Memorial held in Tashkent on tiebreak over Marat Dzhumaev and Sergey Kayumov.[4]
He represented Kyrgyzstan at seven Olympiads in 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2006 and 2008. In 2008, he was a reserve player but didn't play a game.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Leonid Yurtaev FIDE rating history, 1980-2001". OlimpBase.org. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Leonid Yurtaev (1959–2011)". British Chess Magazine. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2013.[dead link]
- ^ Jeff Sonas (2005). "Sverdlovsk (Armed Forces Championship)". Chessmetrics. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ "VI Georgy Agzamov Memorial – Tashkent Open 2012". ChessBase.com. 9 April 2012. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "38th Chess Olympiad: Dresden 2008". OlimpBase.org. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015.
External links
edit- Leonid Yurtaev FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
- Leonid Yurtaev Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
- Leonid Yurtaev chess games at 365Chess.com
- Leonid Yurtaev player profile and games at Chessgames.com