Averbakh is a Russian-language surname of

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

origin. People with that name include: *

Ilya Averbakh Ilya Aleksandrovich Averbakh (russian: Илья Александрович Авербах) (July 28, 1934, Leningrad – January 11, 1986, Moscow) was a Soviet film director. His 1972 film, '' Monologue'', was entered into the 1973 Cannes Film F ...

(1934–1986), Soviet film director *

Leopold Averbakh Leopold Leonidovich Averbakh (Russian: Леопо́льд Леони́дович Аверба́х; 8 March, 1903 Saratov – 14 August, 1937, Moscow) was a Soviet literary critic, who was the head of the Russian Association of Proletarian Writers ...

(1903–1937), Soviet communist literary critic * Mikhail Averbakh (1872–1944), Russian and Soviet ophthalmologist *

Yuri Averbakh Yuri Lvovich Averbakh (russian: Ю́рий Льво́вич Аверба́х; 8 February 1922 – 7 May 2022) was a Russian chess grandmaster and author. He was chairman of the USSR Chess Federation from 1973 to 1978. He was the first centenaria ...

(1922–2022), Soviet and Russian chess player and author

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