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Yuri Balashov (Yuri Sergeyevich Balashov) was born on 12 March, 1949 in Shadrinsk, Kurgan Oblast, RSFSR, USSR, is a Russian chess player. Discover Yuri Balashov's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?
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Yuri Sergeyevich Balashov |
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75 years old |
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Pisces |
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12 March, 1949 |
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12 March |
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Shadrinsk, Kurgan Oblast, RSFSR, USSR |
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Russia
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Yuri Balashov Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Yuri Balashov Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Yuri Balashov worth at the age of 75 years old? Yuri Balashov’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from Russia. We have estimated Yuri Balashov's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Yuri Sergeyevich Balashov (Ю́рий Серге́евич Балашо́в; born 12 March 1949) is a Russian chess player.
Balashov was champion of Moscow in 1970 and runner-up to Anatoly Karpov in the 1976 USSR Championship.
Balashov played in four European Team Chess Championships, 1970, 1973, 1977, and 1980, winning the individual gold on the fifth board in 1977.
In the 1970s and early 1980s he was one of the top 25 chess players in the world.
He played on the second board for the USSR team at the 1971, 1972, and 1974 World Student Team Championships, winning the second board individual gold in 1971, when he was an international master, with a score of 6½/8 points.
He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1973.
Born in Shadrinsk, Balashov was awarded the grandmaster title in 1973.
His best single performance was at Moscow (URS Championship), 1976, where he scored 10½/16 possible points (66%) against 2688-rated opposition, for a performance rating of 2773.
Unfortunately for his chess-playing career, he had to spend a lot of time assisting Karpov at world championship matches and other events as a second and it has taken its toll on his career as a player.
In 1977, he won Lithuanian Championship.
He tied for first place at Lone Pine 1977 and at Wijk aan Zee 1982.
According to Chessmetrics, at his peak in July 1977 Balashov's play was equivalent to a rating of 2715, and he was ranked number 11 in the world.
At the 24th Chess Olympiad in 1980, he scored 7½/10 as the first board reserve to help the USSR team win the gold medal.
In 1992, he was Boris Spassky's second in Yugoslavia during the "Revenge Match of the 20th century" against Bobby Fischer.
In 2005 Balashov was awarded the title of FIDE Senior Trainer.
Balashov took the silver medal on tiebreak.
Balashov played for team "Russia 1" which won the European Senior Team Championship in 2014.
He also played for the gold medal-winning Russian team at the World Senior Team Championships in the 65+ section in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
In the 2018 edition he tied with Vlastimil Jansa for first and again took silver on tiebreak.
Balashov represented the USSR in several team events.
