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Slovakian Grandmaster (2007). European U16 Champion in 2000, Slovakian Champion in 2000, co-champion in 2006 and runner-up in 2007. Best results: Slovakian U12, U14, U16 and U20 Champions; Open Scottish Chess Championship 2009, 3rd; Slovakian Open championship 2011, 1-3rd. A participant in the Olympiads since 2000. Author of Beat the KID (2008). Best ELO: 2577

Romanian Grandmaster. Writer. Marin learned the moves at age five, he became the Romanian Student Champion in 1985, which was his first important accomplishment as a young player. A three-time Romanian Champion (1988, 1994 and 1999). Marin has represented his country in ten Olympiads, winning the bronze medal at board 1 at Thessaloniki Olympiad in

Philippine Grandmaster (2004). Coach in Singapore. Asian Junior Champion 1993, Philippine Junior Champion in 1993 and 1994. Best results: Philippine Open championship 1993, 1st; World U20 1994, 3-6th; Singapore GM 1994, 1st; Philippines Championship 2002, 2nd-4th; AGEAN GM 2004, 2nd; Kuala Lumpur Open 2005, 2nd-8th. A participant in the 2002 Olympiad. Inactive player since the

Romanian Grandmaster (2007). Romanian Champion 2010 and 2011 runner-up. Best results: Pontevedra Open and Ortiguera Open 2004, 1st; Pedrido Memorial (ESP) 2006, 1st; Romanian Chess 2006, 3rd; Alarino Open 2006, 1st-3rd; Villeneuve Tolosane 2006, 1st; Memorial “Mirko Srajber” 2008, 1st; Statu Mare Open 2011, 2-5th; Baia Mare Open 2011, 1st. Best ELO: 2545 in 2011.

Slovakian Grandmaster (2006). Best results: Lazne Bohdanec 1996 and 1997, 1st; Tatry Open 2001, 1st; Wiener Master 2003, 1st; Presov (CZE) 2004, 2nd, Pressburg Open 2010, 1-2nd. A participant in the 2002 and 2004 Olympiads. Best ELO: 2512 in 2005.

Russian Grandmaster (2007). Best results: Russian U20 Championship 2004, 3rd; Novosibirsk Championship 2004, 1st; Russian Student Championship 2005, 2nd-4th; Dubna GM 2005, 1st; Stone Flower GM (RUS) 2006, 2007, 1st; Commonwealth Championship (IND) 2010, 1st; Memorial Izmailov Petr Memorial (RUS) 2011, 1-4th. A member of the Russian team which won the 2008 World University Chess

Russian Grandmaster (1999). Best results: Sochi 1986, 1st; Krasnodar 2003, 3rd. Not active since the end of 2009. Best ELO: 2477 in 2005.

Lithuanian Correspondence Grandmaster (1999). Vytautas studied Economics at the Lithuanian Academy of Agriculture and for many years worked as an agricultural economist. Best results: 1st place: Bd.3 13.Lithuanian Team Championship (11/12), Bd.9 7.Baltic Sea Team Tournament (11/14). Winner: 18 (11,5/14) and 19.Lithuanian Championship (12,5/14), Reg Gillman Memorial 2001 (10,5/13).

  Polish international Master (1976) and Polish Champion in 1982. Best results: Winner or shared first place at Poznan 1976, at Rzezow 1979, at Trchnev 1979, at Prabuty and at Albena 1980, at Trinec 1981, at Wroclaw 1982, at Nikea 1984 and at Warsaw in 1986. A participant in the Olympiads of 1982 and 1986.

Dutch Grandmaster (2005). Best results: Dutch Championship 2004, 4th. Won or shared first at Utrech Open; Bossum Open 2003; Gausdal 2004; Soest 2004; Vlessingen 2005; Bethune Open 2006; Dutch Open 2007; Capelle la Grande 2008, 1-8th, Univ Open 2010 (HOL), 1-5th. Also European Individual 2008, 2nd. A participant in the 2006 and 2010 Olympiads and