Yuri Fedorovich Shabanov (, 11 November 1937 Khabarovsk – 30 March 2010, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian chess Grandmaster (2003), arbiter of the republican category (1997).

Two-time world senior chess champion: Bad Zwischenahn (2003) and Halle (2004). Three-time European champion in the team of Russian seniors (2001, 2002 and 2006). Three-time Moscow senior chess champion (2005, 2006 and 2007). Russian senior chess champion (1999). Champion of the Far East (1961). Multiple champion of the Magadan - Far North region (1961-1980).

Biography

Yuri Fedorovich Shabanov was born in the family of the editor-in-chief of a Far Eastern publishing house in 1937. He grew up practically without a father, since his father died during the World War II. His family moved from Khabarovsk after the end of the war. First, they moved to Nizhneudinsk, Irkutsk Region, later they moved to Lviv. Shabanov started to learn chess in 1951.

The young first-ranked player eventually played at the All-Union Youth Olympiad in Kiev as a part of the Ukrainian team in 1954. He scored 7 points out of 9 and took the second place in the semifinals. He scored 8.5 points out of 12 and took the third place in the final.

The All-Union Youth Championship took place in the city of Leningrad at the same year. Yuri played for the team of Ukraine on the third board. The team shared 4th and 5th place with the Leningrad team. Boris Spassky, Mikhail Tal, Edward Gufeld and others took part in this tournament, but Yuri Shabanov did not meet them.

Further, he became the winner of the regional chess championship in the city of Khabarovsk in 1955. Yuri scored 9 points out of 10 and took the first place. A zonal competition of the leading chess players of the Khabarovsk and Primorye Territories, Amur, Sakhalin and other regions was held in the city of Blagoveshchensk in 1957. At this time, Yuri Shabanov was a student of the Magadan mining technical school and became a candidate for the USSR Master of Sports after he scored 12 points out of 17 and took the first place. Later he got the right to participate in the 17th championship of the RSFSR, which was held in the city of Chelyabinsk. Yuri scored 10.5 points out of 19 and took 6-9 place.

Shabanov repeatedly won the Far Eastern semi-finals of the RSFSR, and participated in Russian championships. He became a multiple champion of the Magadan Region since 1960. Yuri was awarded a diploma in geology and worked in his specialty, so he didn't have much time to play chess. Only after the 1964 Trud Championship, where Yuri took the first place and became the first player ever from the Magadan region to get the title of the USSR Master of Sports, chess come to the fore of his life.

The practical strength of Yuri Shabanov grew. He was one of the strongest chess masters in the 70s. He won the finals of the Trud Championship again in 1978. Yuri participated in the semifinals of the USSR regularly, but every time he lacks something for a decisive step. Only after moving to Yaroslavl, where Shabanov worked as an instructor at the Children's and Youth Sports School, Yuri Fedorovich fulfilled his dream and entered in the First League of the Soviet Championship, where he took the fifth place in the 80s.

Shabanov became an international master in the 90s. He joined the powerful Russian senior chess movement and lived in Moscow since 2000s. He took part in the team championships of Moscow 2004-2008. He participated in six European Championships as a part of Russian seniors team in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008. He participated in the championships of Russia among seniors in 1999-2007. He also took part in the Moscow Senior Chess Championship in 2003–2007. He participated in the traditional matches of the Moscow-St. Petersburg as part of the Moscow team in 2002 and 2005.

Shabanov was awarded the title of international grandmaster for the victory at the 13th World Senior Chess Championship in 2003. He repeated his success and became a two-time world senior chess champion at the 14th World Senior Chess Championship in 2004.

He stopped participating in major chess competitions due to a serious illness since 2008.

Shabanov had a strong interest in chess.Yuri Shabanov died on March 30, 2010.

Sports Achievements

Year City Championship + − = Result Place1956IrkutskZone RSFSR tournament of Siberia and the Far East9½ of 13III-IV1957BlagoveshchenskZone RSFSR tournament of Siberia and the Far East12 of 17I1957Chelyabinsk17th RSFSR Championship (Chelyabinsk Semifinal)10½ of 19VI-IX1957Awarded the title of the USSR Candidate Master of Sports1959BlagoveshchenskGames of the RSFSR (Far Eastern Zone)6½ of 8I1961KhabarovskChampionship of the Far East10½ of 13I1963Rostov-on-Don1/2 Finals of CS DSO Trud10 of 13I1964KamenskIII Finals of CS DSO Trud12½ of 17I-II1964He fulfilled requirements for the USSR Master of Sports1964RigaSmall Championship of the VCSPS (Group II)6 of 9II1965CheboksarySemifinal of the 33th USSR Championship9 of 16VII-VIII1967LeningradFinals of the RSFSR Games6½ of 111969SverdlovskQualifying tournament for the 37th USSR Championship12 of 17I-III1969BarnaulSemifinal of the 37th USSR Championship9 of 17VIII-IX1971MoscowFinals of CS DSO Trud (1/4 USSR Final)10 of 17III-V1971DaugavpilsUSSR Championship Semifinal8½ of 17VII-VIII1972RostovFinals of the RSFSR Championship, 1/4 USSR Finals11 of 19V-VI1972UzhhorodUSSR Championship Semifinal10½ of 17II-V1973OmskFinals of the 29 RSFSR championship6 of 15131973FrunzeUSSR semi-final7½ of 15IX-XI1974Tula30th RSFSR Championship5½ of 1513-141977BălțiQualifying tournament for the USSR Championship5½ of 131978AstrakhanFinals of CS DSO Trud10½ of 15I-II1978KrasnodarFinals of the 7th RSFSR Spartakiad6½ of 11VII1981Vladimir35th RSFSR Championship8 of 15VII1982Stavropol36th RSFSR Championship7 of 14IX-X1983KrasnodarFinals of the 8th RSFSR Spartakiad5 of 11IX1985BerdyanskIV Finals of VS DSO Trud8½ of 15III1985KostromaQualifying tournament of the 53 USSR Championship11158½ of 17VIII-X1985TbilisiAlexander Kotov Memorial3087 of 11II1987KurskChampionship of the RSFSR42119½ of 17VI-IX1990YaroslavlInternational tournament "Yaroslavl-90"3166 of 10II-VI1990Kuybyshev43rd Championship of the RSFSR22117½ of 15VIII1990SochiMichael Chigorin Memorial3176½ of 11V1991SochiInternational Tournament6½ of 11IV-VI1992Oryol45th Russian Championship2275½ of 11IX-XII1996Elista49th Russian Championship2365 of 11401999MoscowFinals of the Russian Senior Chess Championship7½ of 9I1999Gladenbach9th World Senior Chess Championship6148 of 11V-XI2000Rowy10th World Senior Chess Championship8 of 11IV2001DresdenEuropean Senior Team Chess Championship5½ of 7I2001Arco11th World Senior Chess Championship8 of 11IV-X2002DresdenEuropean Senior Team Chess Championship5 of 6I2003AshdodInternational Open Chess Championship in Israel5 of 9412003TulaMichael Botvinnik Memorial among seniors6½ of 10I2003Bad Zwischenahn13th World Senior Chess Championship7049 of 11I2004DresdenEuropean Senior Team Chess Championship4½ of 7III2004Arvier4th European Senior Chess Championship6 of 9VI2004Halle14th World Senior Chess Championship6058½ of 11I2005MoscowMoscow Senior Chess Championship7½I2006DresdenEuropean Senior Team Chess Championship4½ of 7I2006MoscowII International Chess Festival Moscow Open 2006 (Tournament A - Senior)5½I2006MoscowMoscow Senior Chess Championship6I2007MoscowIII International Chess Festival Moscow Open 2007 (Tournament A - Senior)5I2007MoscowMoscow Senior Chess Championship6I2007DresdenEuropean Senior Team Chess Championship6 of 8II2007Gmunden17th World Senior Chess Championship6058½ of 11II-IV2008DresdenEuropean Senior Team Chess Championship6½ of 9III

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