Urii Eliseev
Urii Mikhailovich Eliseev (Russian: Юрий Михайлович Елисеев; August 29, 1996 – November 26, 2016[1]) was a Russian chess player. He won the Under-16 section of World Youth Chess Championship in 2012 and was awarded the Grandmaster title by FIDE in 2013 at the age of 17.[2] He won the Moscow Chess Championship in 2015[3] and the Moscow Open in 2016.[4][5] He was ranked 212th in the world and 42nd in Russia, with an Elo rating of 2614.[6]
Eliseev died in November 2016 at the age of 20 after falling from a balcony on the 12th floor of a Moscow apartment block.[7] His death was reported by his friend and fellow Grandmaster Daniil Dubov, who said that Eliseev had been trying to climb from a window to the balcony but slipped.[8] Eliseev's flatmate told Russian TV that the parkour enthusiast "loved extreme things" and had climbed between the window and the balcony before.[8][9] By looking at Eliseev's page on a social network you could see he had climbed balconies previously[10] and a photo was posted of him hanging by one hand from a balcony ledge .[11]
References
- ^ Di Felice, Gino (2017), Chess International Title Holders, 1950–2016, McFarland, p. 87
- ^ Gillett, Francesca (28 November 2016). "Russian chess champion Yuri Yeliseyev dies after 'plunging from 12th floor balcony' in Moscow". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "Urii Eliseev and Daria Charochkina are new Moscow Champions". Chessdom. 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- ^ "GM Urii Eliseev wins 2016 Moscow Open A". Chessdom. 2016-02-08. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- ^ Fischer, Johannes (2016-02-09). "Talents shine in Moscow Open". ChessBase. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- ^ Banjan, Priyadarshan (27 November 2016). "20-year-old GM Urii Eliseev dies after falling from the 12th floor". Chessbase. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "Russian chess champion Yuri Yeliseyev dies in Moscow fall". BBC News. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ a b Luhn, Alec (28 November 2016). "Russian chess champion dies after falling from Moscow balcony". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ "A friend told how the Russian grandmaster Yuri Eliseev died". Ren tv. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ Maryanchik, Natalya (27 November 2016). "Coach Eliseeva said that the deceased chess player was engaged in parkour". sport-express. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "The trainer spoke about the dangerous hobby of the deceased grandmaster Eliseev". NTV. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
External links
- Urii Eliseev chess games at 365Chess.com
- Urii Eliseev player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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