Artur is not only defined by his mastery of the chess board, but by his noble attitude and admirable character. The best illustration of this was Artur's unforgettable line to his mentor Dvoretzky after a game versus GM Vasiliy Ivanchuk, saying, <"...but why spoil an interesting game by senseless moves in time-trouble?">

Sorry, I linked a wrong game in my previous post.

<<<<Build up your Chess is best instructional book – FIDE>>> October 22nd, 2009 John Shaw Leave a comment Go to comments

<<<We are delighted to announce that Artur Yusupov has won the prestigious Boleslavsky Medal for his series Build up your Chess.>>> This prize is awarded by FIDE, the World Chess Federation, to the best instructional book (it is also open to computer software or articles).

Winning a worldwide prize is remarkable, but the standard of the competition makes it even better: 2nd place was awarded to Garry Kasparov and 3rd was Mark Dvoretsky.

The full announcement can be seen at the FIDE website>

<WMD: <Frustrated by their inability to break down the walls built by Nicholas and Alexandra, some members of the Romanov family took events into their own hands. How many of the Romanovs were involved in the actual plotting to assassinate Rasputin will never be known for certain. What is widely accepted is that the Tsar's cousin, Grand Duke Dimitri Pavlovich and Prince Felix Youssoupov, husband of Nicholas II's niece Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia, were among the leaders of the plot to strike against Rasputin. The monk, always frustrated by the Romanov's opposition to his role in Russia, was invited by Youssoupov to attend an evening gathering at his vast Petrograd palace. Felix promised Rasputin that his wife Irina would be there to greet him. The monk fell in the trap and willingly arrived at the Youssoupov palace in the evening of December 16, 1916. He did not survive the evening.

Several excellent books recount in detail the events that took place at the Youssoupov palace, among them Greg King's "The Man Who Killed Rasputin," Alex de Yonge's "Rasputin," Robert K. Massie's monumental "Nicholas and Alexandra," and Prince Felix Youssoupov's "Lost Splendour." During the fateful last evening of Rasputin's life, the conspirators drugged, poisoned, beat and shot him. Yet the staretz survived all these and actually died by drowning when his body, wrapped in a carpet was thrown into the Moika Canal on the Neva River.>

http://www.eurohistory.com/Rasputin...

More likely he's related to the chief suspect in Rasputin's murder.>

I don't know whether Artur Yusupov has any connection to the House of Princes Yusupov and I doubt it a lot. But on the other hand above mentioned Prince Felix Yusupov (and all other Princes and Princesses Yusupov) has common ancestry with Princes Urusov including Prince Sergey Semenovich Urusov and his brother Dmitri Semenovich Urusov.