Averbakh on Averbakh (4): Trainer with Botvinnik and Tal

Last year GM Yuri Averbakh turned 100 and set a world record. He became the oldest ever grandmaster in chess history. Sadly, he passed away in May. Averbakh led a rich and extraordinary life that he narrated himself in his autobiography, “Centre-stage and Behind the Scenes”. In the series here, our columnist draws on this important work and also explains much that was left unsaid. | Photo: Averbakh playing Kasparov (B. Dolmatovsky via <a href="https://dgriffinchess.wordpress.com/">Douglas Griffin’s website</a>)

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