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Yuri Drozdovskij

b. 1984

Ukrainian chess player

Chess player
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About Yuri Drozdovskij

Born 1984. Yuri Drozdovskij is a Ukrainian chess player.

Yuri Anatolyevich Drozdovskij (, born 22 May 1984 in Odesa) is a Ukrainian chess Grandmaster.

He won the European Rapid Championship in 2006 and tied for first place at Cappelle-la-Grande in 2007. Drozdovskij was equal first (losing out on tie-break to Pavel Tregubov) at the 4th Pivdenny Bank Cup 2008, a rapid tournament held annually in Odesa. This was an outstanding result, as he finished ahead of Boris Gelfand, Ruslan Ponomariov, Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi. In 2009 he was a member of the bronze medal-winning Ukrainian team at the European Team Chess Championship.

His current Elo rating is 2614.

Personal life Since 2009 Yuri Drozdovskij is married to Ukrainian Woman Grandmaster Natalia Zdebskaya. In recent years, he put his professional chess career on hold in order to concentrate on his professional activities (banking).

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Important facts

Born
22 May 1984, Odesa
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Chess player
Nationality
Ukraine
Education
Odesa University

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Yuri Drozdovskij?

Ukrainian chess player

When was Yuri Drozdovskij born?

Yuri Drozdovskij was born on 22 May 1984 in Odesa.

What is Yuri Drozdovskij's occupation?

Yuri Drozdovskij is a chess player.

What nationality is Yuri Drozdovskij?

Yuri Drozdovskij is Ukrainian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Yuri Drozdovskij

· Wikidata: Q2062206

· DBpedia: Yuri Drozdovskij

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