Urii Eliseev

Urii Mikhailovich Eliseev (

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]

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. Archived from the original on 2016-07-14. 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. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b Luhn, Alec (28 November 2016). "Russian chess champion dies after falling from Moscow balcony". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
^ "A friend told how the Russian grandmaster Yuri Eliseev died". Ren tv. 27 November 2016. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

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