Lobanov Yuri Biography

His parents are the indigenous Sochi, after the war, Yura's mother returned with the boy to his hometown father at the front. Lobanov graduated from the Kuibyshev Civil Engineering Institute in the year and began to work as a builder. In particular, with the participation of Yuri Lobanov, the Pearl Hotel was erected - at that time the best on the Black Sea coast. Yuri Ivanovich also built a city chess club, the director of which he had to work for many years.

At the end of the 10s, a chess boom began in the Krasnodar Territory, related to the fact that Sergei Medunov, the first secretary of the Sochi City Committee of the CPSU, and then the regional regional executive committee, was very fond of chess.

He called Lobanov and said: “Yura, chess needs you! And we have many builders. ” Since then, Yuri Ivanovich has been organizing adults and children's competitions in the All -Union, All -Russian and International scale in his hometown for many years. Yuri Ivanovich Lobanov - an international referee from a year. Judged many high -level competitions, including the candidate match A.

Karpov - A. Yusupov, nine World Olympiads, the Superfinal of the Russian Championship, the World Universiade, more international tournaments, including super roundworms. For more than 40 years he worked in the Sochi chess club: at first as a senior instructor, then the director. Most of the strongest chess players Sochi are his pupils. The tournament in the year, which was most popular, was expanded and renamed the Russia International Chess Festival and was held up to a year.

In addition to the main grandmaster tournament, large women's and children's competitions were held within its framework. In the year, Lobanov organized the first people's university of chess culture in the country. He worked as his first rector, and also attracted a unique lecturer of grandmasters to teach. He promoted chess in the media, led the “chess page” on local television.

In Sochi, the famous chess arbor opened their doors, where many leading grandmasters of the country came to get to the sea during rest at sea. Alas, with perestroika, most of the grandiose projects of chess Sochi have ceased to function. At the initiative of Yuri Lobanov and taking into account his organizational potential at the junction of millennia, the RShF transferred to Sochi children's personal championships of Russia and adult team championships.

The Start Hotel, Dagomys, Aqualoo complexes, then Pearls - the south of our country again became a hospitable house for thousands of chess players. Yuri Lobanov has a letter of thanks from the Olympic Committee of Russia for contribution to the development of chess. Noted by many letters, medals and thanks from various sports and administrative organizations of the city and the region. In the year he was awarded the insignia "For contribution to the development of the city of Sochi." Of the 36 deputies of the city assembly, one voted for Lobanov, Oleinik and Galustyan did not receive votes, and the remaining 35 deputies decided that Vladimir Ustinov made the most contribution to the city’s development to the Southern Federal District.

International referee, coach and outstanding organizer Yuri Ivanovich Lobanov passed away on December 31, not having survived a few hours before his birthday