Yuri Yeliseyev (chess player)

Yuri Mikhailovich Yeliseyev (Russian: Юрий Михайлович Елисеев; August 29, 1996 – November 26, 2016) was a Russian chess Grandmaster. He won the Under-16 section of World Youth Chess Championship in 2012 and was awarded the Grandmaster title in 2013 at the age of 17.[1] He won the 2016 Moscow Open. He was ranked 212th in the world and 42nd in Russia, with an Elo rating of 2614.[2]

Yeliseyev died in November 2016 at the age of 20 after falling from a balcony on the 12th floor of a Moscow apartment block.[3] His death was reported by his friend and fellow Grandmaster Daniil Dubov, who said that Yeliseyev had been trying to climb from a window to the balcony but slipped.[4] Yeliseyev's flatmate told Russian TV that the parkour enthusiast "Yuri loved extreme things" and had climbed between the window and the balcony before.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Gillett, Francesca (28 November 2016). "Russian chess champion Yuri Yeliseyev dies after 'plunging from 12th floor balcony' in Moscow". Evening Standard. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Banjan, Priyadarshan (27 November 2016). "20-year-old GM Urii Eliseev dies after falling from the 12th floor". Chessbase. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Russian chess champion Yuri Yeliseyev dies in Moscow fall". BBC News. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Russian chess champion dies after falling from Moscow balcony". The Guardian. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

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