| Yuri Razuvaev | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Юрий Разуваев |
| Country | Russia |
| Born | October 10, 1945 Moscow |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2540 (July 2009) |
Yuri Razuvaev (sometimes written Yuri Razuvayev; born 10 October 1945) is a Russian chess player and trainer.
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He became International Master in 1973, Grandmaster in 1976 and Honoured Coach of Russia in 1977. In 2005 he was awarded the title of FIDE Senior Trainer.[1]
Tournaments he has won include Dubna 1978, Polanica-Zdrój 1979, London 1983, Dortmund 1985, Jūrmala 1987, Pula 1988, Protvino 1988, Reykjavik 1990, Leningrad 1992, Tiraspol 1994, Reggio Emilia 1996, San Sebastian 1996.[2]
At the second USSR vs Rest of the World match in 1984, he substituted for Tigran Petrosian, who was absent because of illness. Razuvaev performed admirably by limiting his opponent, the much higher rated Robert Hübner, to four straight draws.
Razuvaev was the coach of Alexandra Kosteniuk at Women's World Chess Championship 2008. Kosteniuk won this tournament and became the women's world champion.
According to Chessmetrics, at his peak in December 1984 Razuvaev's play was equivalent to a rating of 2690, and he was ranked number 28 in the world. His best single performance was at Reykjavik (Open), 1990, where he scored 6.5 of 9 possible points (72%) against 2616-rated opposition, for a performance rating of 2706.[3]
In the July 2009 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2540, making him Russia's number 92.