Chess Player
Yuri Balashov
1949 - today
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Yuri Balashov
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Yuri Balashov is the 239th most popular chess player (down from 227th in 2024), the 2,533rd most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,560th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Russian Chess Player.
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Among Chess Players
Among chess players, Yuri Balashov ranks 239 out of 461. Before him are Igors Rausis, Smbat Lputian, Fabiano Caruana, Ashot Anastasian, Viktorija Čmilytė, and Zdenko Kožul. After him are Kiril Georgiev, Zurab Azmaiparashvili, Harika Dronavalli, Alexander Morozevich, Andrija Fuderer, and Cristina Adela Foișor.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
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Igors Rausis
1961 - 2024
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 233
Smbat Lputian
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 234
Fabiano Caruana
1992 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 235
Ashot Anastasian
1964 - 2016
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 236
Viktorija Čmilytė
1983 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 237
Zdenko Kožul
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 238
Yuri Balashov
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 239
Kiril Georgiev
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 240
Zurab Azmaiparashvili
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 241
Harika Dronavalli
1991 - Present
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 242
Alexander Morozevich
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 243
Andrija Fuderer
1931 - 2011
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 244
Cristina Adela Foișor
1967 - 2017
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 245
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Yuri Balashov ranks 711. Before him are Ian Livingstone, Barriemore Barlow, Bert Vogelstein, Tapio Kantanen, Ronald M. Evans, and Janusz Pyciak-Peciak. After him are Arturo Vázquez, Bernd Nickel, Chicão, Henry Puna, Sean Chen, and Zbigniew Wassermann.
Others Born in 1949
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Ian Livingstone
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 705
Barriemore Barlow
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 706
Bert Vogelstein
PHYSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 707
Tapio Kantanen
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 708
Ronald M. Evans
BIOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 709
Janusz Pyciak-Peciak
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 710
Yuri Balashov
CHESS PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 711
Arturo Vázquez
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 712
Bernd Nickel
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 713
Chicão
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2008
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 714
Henry Puna
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 715
Sean Chen
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 716
Zbigniew Wassermann
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2010
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 717
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Yuri Balashov ranks 2,533 out of NaN. Before him are Kristina Orbakaitė (1971), Andrei Cherkasov (1970), Ivan Shapovalov (1966), Vladimir Jurowski (1972), Anfisa Reztsova (1964), and Sergei Ivanov (1975). After him are Oleg Pashinin (1974), Svetlana Khorkina (1979), Polina Gagarina (1987), Eduard Ivanov (1938), Leyla Aliyeva (1984), and Alan Dzagoev (1990).
Others born in Russia
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Kristina Orbakaitė
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 2,527
Andrei Cherkasov
TENNIS PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 2,528
Ivan Shapovalov
PRODUCER
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 2,529
Vladimir Jurowski
COMPOSER
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 2,530
Anfisa Reztsova
ATHLETE
1964 - 2023
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 2,531
Sergei Ivanov
CYCLIST
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 2,532
Yuri Balashov
CHESS PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 2,533
Oleg Pashinin
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 2,534
Svetlana Khorkina
GYMNAST
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 2,535
Polina Gagarina
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 2,536
Eduard Ivanov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 2,537
Leyla Aliyeva
WRITER
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 2,538
Alan Dzagoev
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 2,539
Among Chess Players In Russia
Among chess players born in Russia, Yuri Balashov ranks 34. Before him are Leonid Shamkovich (1923), Irina Levitina (1954), Gata Kamsky (1974), Alexandra Kosteniuk (1984), Anatoly Lein (1931), and Larissa Volpert (1926). After him are Alexander Morozevich (1977), Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya (1957), Alexander Grischuk (1983), Lev Psakhis (1958), Andrei Sokolov (1963), and Peter Svidler (1976).
Leonid Shamkovich
1923 - 2005
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 28
Irina Levitina
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 29
Gata Kamsky
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 30
Alexandra Kosteniuk
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 31
Anatoly Lein
1931 - 2018
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 32
Larissa Volpert
1926 - 2017
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 33
Yuri Balashov
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 34
Alexander Morozevich
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 35
Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya
1957 - 2012
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 36
Alexander Grischuk
1983 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 37
Lev Psakhis
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 38
Andrei Sokolov
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 39
Peter Svidler
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 40
