Valeri Mirfatykhovich Yandemirov (May 24, 1963 – December 22, 2016) was a noted Russian chess player. Known for his skills as a chess author and Grandmaster (GM), he was a scholar of the Ural State University.
His accomplishments in the game included winning the 27th European Club Cup with SKA-Novosibirsk in 1992. Meanwhile, the famous Hastings International Chess Congress held in 1993/94 saw him becoming a joint champion. Born in Yekaterinburg, he played in the Chess Olympiad U-26 twice, representing the USSR, and his team clinched the gold medal in the 1985 edition.
In his career, he authored substantial works on the game of chess. Some of his investigations into chess endgames was published in the "Analytical Manual" ('Analytical Manual'😉. His breadth of knowledge and contribution to the development of chess theory was acknowledged internationally, and he was granted the title of Grandmaster in 2001. Notwithstanding these successes, Valeri Yandemirov unfortunately died at the age of 53 in 2016. His life and the lessons he taught continue to inspire the global chess community.