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Bulgarian Grandmaster (1961). Coach. He participated in several Bulgarian championships with three honors: 1951-1-3rd, 1958-1st, 1966-1-2nd. For more than 20 years he participated in the Olympiads and European Team Championships. Best results: Varna 1957, 1st; Pecs 1964, 1-2nd; Moscow, 2nd; Sarajevo 1971, 1-3rd; Prokuple 1972, 1-2nd. Best ELO: 2405 in 1977.

Russian Grandmaster (2003). World University Champion in 2008, Russian Rapid Chess Champion in 2011 and 2015. Best results: Novosibirsk Open 2001,2nd; Samara 2002, 1st; Russian U20 in 2002, 2nd-4th; Tomsk 2003, 2nd-4th; St Petersburg 2003, 1st-2nd; Abu Dhabi 2004, 1st; World University Championship 2004, 4th; Nezhmetdinov Memorial 2006, 2nd; Chigorin Memorial 2006 and 2011, 1st;

Hungarian Grandmaster (2009). Best resuts: Budapest IM FS03 in 2003, 1st; Miskolc IM 2004, 1st; Budapest GM FS10 in 2005 1-2nd; Budapest GM FS07 in 2006, 1-2nd, Balaton GM 1-2nd, Budapest GM FS09 in 2009, 1st, Savaria Summer Open 2010, 1st; Internationale Deutsche Jugendmeisterschaft 2010, 2-3rd. Best ELO: 2513 in 2010.

Ukrainian Grandmaster (2001). European U18 Champion in 1993. Vice European U20 Champion in 1996. Best results: Kharkov Caissa Open 2000, 1st; Kiev 2001, 1rd; Kazimierz Dolny Open 2001, 1st; Ukrainian championship 2001, 3rd; Pardubice Czech Open 2002, 1st-4th; Pamplona Open 2003, 1st; Moehnesseepokal (GER) 2004, 1st; Ukraine championship 2005, 3rd; Muenster Open 2008, 1st; Boeblinger

Ukrainian Grandmaster (1994). Ukraine Champion in 1990. Bronze medal at the Ukrainian Championship in 1988. Best results: Moscow intl 1991, 1st; Sochi 1993, 2nd; Ciocaltea Memorial 1994 and 1995, 1st; Riga Open 1995, 1st; Krasnodar 1997, 1st; Kstovo 1998, 2nd; Corus Open 2001, 3rd ; Hamburg intl ch. 2001, 3rd; Krasnodar 2001, 1st; Viking GM

born   Alexander Tolush (1910-1969), Soviet Grandmaster, a journalist, the Honored coach of the USSR. As personal coach he influenced much on the style of BorisSpassky. IosifDorfman (1952), French Grandmaster (1978) born in Ukraine, 1977 USSR Champion and 1998 French Champion, second of Kasparov in 1984-87. Lives in France, coach and Author. Alexander Ivanov (1956),