Originally posted by vanderveldeI don't find Yuri on Fide rating list, there are a couple of other Eleseev's listed in the 2300 range though, one Russian and the other Ukranian.
Tragic loss of Eliseev. He jumped from balcony to balcony as he had played chess.
I blame grayness of Russia, no other distractions except ugly scyscrapers, which call for crypto-suicide. .
[hidden]GM Daniil Dubov reported the incident on Facebook. He wrote in Russian: 'Last night a close friend was tragically killed. A brilliant chess player and an ...[text shortened]... the balcony of the twelfth floor, but it broke. I will write a lot more, but not now.'[/hidden]
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Originally posted by sonhouseThis BBC article from a couple of days ago may give you more information. Sounds like a young talent cut off in his prime, and the spelling of his name may be more accurate.
I don't find Yuri on Fide rating list, there are a couple of other Eleseev's listed in the 2300 range though, one Russian and the other Ukranian.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38129713
Originally posted by RagwortThe article said he was GM at 17 but I still didn't find anything under their spelling either on the FIDE rating site.
This BBC article from a couple of days ago may give you more information. Sounds like a young talent cut off in his prime, and the spelling of his name may be more accurate.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38129713