jˈuːsuːpˌɑːv ˈætɹɪbjˌuːts mˈʌtʃ ʌv hɪz tʃˈɛs səksˈɛs tə dˈiːvoːɹˈɛtskiz tɹˈeɪnɪŋ mˈɛθədz ænd æt hɪz pˈiːk bɪkˌeɪm nˈʌmbɚ θɹˈiː ɪnðə wˈɜːld bᵻhˌaɪnd kˈæspɐɹˌɑːv ænd kˈɑːɹpɑːv ænd ɹˈiːtʃt ðə sˈɛmaɪfˈaɪnəl ʌvðə wˈɜːld tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp kˈændᵻdˌeɪts tˈʊɹnəmənt ˌɔn nˈoʊ fjˈuːɚ ðɐn θɹˈiː əkˈeɪʒənz.
Yusupov attributes much of his chess success to Dvoretsky's training methods and at his peak became number three in the world (behind Kasparov and Karpov) and reached the semi-final of the World Championship Candidates Tournament on no fewer than three occasions.