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Scottish Grandmaster (2009) and Women Grandmaster (1987) born in Georgia. World Girls U20 Champion in 1985. USSR-Women’s Champion in 1990, Champion of Scotland in 2011, vice British Champion in 2006 and  four times British Women Champion. She took the Bronze at the European Women Championship in 2001. She has also participated successfully in three USSR

Born Al-Modiahki, Mohamad (1978) Qatari GM (1998). Top player of Qatar for many years and Arab Champion, he is now the organizer of the Qatar Open. Guidarelli, Laurent (1981) GM (2014). French Junior Champion in 2001. Coach and teacher. Khotenashvili, Bela (1988) Georgian GM (2013). World Girls U16 Champion in 2001 and Georgian Women Champion in

English player and barrister. A prize winner at the British championship in 1933, 1946 and 1954. Played in the Oxford University Vs. Cambridge University Match in 1926, 1927 and 1928. As for good results, let us mention a 3 Played in the Oxford University vs. Cambridge University Match in 1926, 1927 and 1928. As for

India’s first International Master (1961), International Arbiter in 1986, a journalist for the newspaper The Hindu and writer. Nine times Indian national champion between 1959 and 1981 (1959, 1961, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, and 1981). A participant in the 1962 Interzonal of Stockholm with victories against Lajos Portisch and Wolfgang Uhlmann. Author of:  Dubai Olympiad

Russian Grandmaster (1963). Chief coach of the men’s team of the USSR. USSR Correspondence Champion in 1960. Was a participant in five USSR Championships, the best result was shown in 1967- 7th place. A member of the team which won the 1955 and 1956 World Student Championships. Best results: Ulan-Bator, 3rd; Kinbaum 1958, 2nd;  Moscow 1960,

The first Indonesian Grandmaster (1986), FIDE Senior (2005). Former President of the Indonesia Chess Federation. On May 9, 2009, he was elected to the Regional Representative Council, the upper house of Indonesia’s bicameral parliament. Gold medalist at the 2000 chess Olympiad of Istanbul for the best performance at board 1. Best results: shared first at

  Serbian Grandmaster (1984) and Vice Serbian champion in 2006. Coach of the Serbian team since 2012. Best results: He tied for first at Lugano in 1981, went on to win Pamporovo and Reykjavik in 1982, Vrnjacka Banja in 1983, Nis 1983, Belgrade and Linz in 1984, Paris in 1985, Berlin and Oberwart in 1990, Kladovo

Zurab started to play chess at 4 and was invited at 6 to play his first simultaneous display with 13 boards (=9=3-1). His first coach at the time was Shota Intskirveli. In 1970 he became a first category player. At 12 he scored a splendid victory at festival of Soviet pioneers with 100% and at

Israeli Grandmaster (1998) born in Kazakhstan. Moved to Israel in 1995 then to the USA in 2014. Coach. Israeli Champion in 2000 and 2008. World Champion U12 in 1990, 2nd at Euro U14 championship in 1991. . Avrukh plays for the national team since 1998 and collected a gold medal for the best individual performance

Russian Grandmaster (1952), International Arbiter (1969) and International Judge of Chess Composition (1956), Honoured Master of Sport of USSR 1965. An engineer by profession. Averback participated 15 times in the USSR championship with a victory in 1952. He was Moscow Champion in 1949, 1950 and 1962 (both joint). Winner at Jakarta in 1956, 1960 and