November 13, 2026
Donaldson John Walter (24.09.1958)
US International Master (1983). Coach, author and journalist. He has a BA in history from
Donner Johannes Hendrikus (26.10.1927 – 27.11.1988)
Dutch Grandmaster (1959), author and journalist. Dutch Championships in 1954, 1957, and 1958.He was the
Dolmatov Sergey Viktorovich (20.02.1959)
Russian Grandmaster (1982) and FIDE Trainer. World Junior Champion in 1978, vice European Junior Champion
Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya Elena (11.03.1957-18.11.2012)
American Woman Grandmaster (1977) born in Russia who during the 1988 Olympiad in Salonika, Greece,
Drazic Sinisa (16.12.1967)
Serbian Grandmaster (2000). General Secretary of the IPCA and chess organizer. Best results: Dortmund C
Dreev Aleksey Sergeyevich (30.01.1969)
Russian Grandmaster (1989). Twice he became World U-16 Champion in 1983 and 1984, European U20
Diamant André (09.02.1990)
Brazilian Grandmaster (2009), Brazilian Champion in 2008. Since 2011, he is studying in the USA.
Dvoirys Semen I. (02.11.1958)
Russian Grandmaster (1990) who is living in Israel since 2014. Best results: won or shared first
Cori Tello Deysi Estela (02.07.1993)
Peruvian Women Grandmaster (2010). World U20 Champion in 2011, World U16 Girls Champion in 2009,
Durao Joachim (25.10.1930-21.05.2015)
Portuguese International Master who won thirteen times the title of national champion and president of
Deschapelles Alexandre Luis Honoré Lebreton (07.03.1780 – 27.10.1847)
Deschapelles was the strongest French player in the early of the 19 century. As a
Delmar Eugene (12.09.1841 – 22.02.1909)
American player who, for over 50 years, was a leading chess player in the United States.
Dvoretsky Mark Izraelivich (09.12.1947-26.09.2016)
Russian International Master, FIDE Senior Trainer, Honored Trainer of the Russian Chess Federation (1979) and
Smerdon David (17.09.1984)
Australian Grandmaster (2009) who is currently living in Amsterdam. Best results: Australian championship 2006, 2nd; Queenstown
Collas Silvia (14.05.1974)
French Women Grandmaster (1998) and International Master (2005) born in Bulgaria. French Women Champion in
Bagheri Amir (19.10.1978)
Iranian Grandmaster (2005) who was residing in France for several years. Iranian Champion U20 in
Dembo Yelena (08.12.1983)
Greek Woman Grandmaster (2001) and International Master (2003), coach and author born in Russia. Hungarian Women
Deviatkin Andre (07.10.1980)
Russian Grandmaster (2008). Best results: Viking GM 2005 (RUS), 1st; Aratovsky Memorial (RUS) 2007, 1st-9th;
Dely Peter (05.07.1934-29.12.2012)
Hungarian Grandmaster (1999), Hungarian Champion in 1969. Best results: Won or shared first at Luxembourg
Diez Del Corral Jesús Maria (06.04.1933 – 19.02.2010)
Spanish Grandmaster (1974), Spanish Champion in 1955 and 1965, he was the second Spanish player
Djurhuus Rune (25.01.1970)
Norwegian Grandmaster (1996) and International Master in Correspondence Chess. Graduated in Computer Science from Olso
Derakhshani Dorsa (15.04.1998
Iranian International Master (2016), Women Grandmaster (2016) and chess journalist living in Spain. She won the
De La Riva Aguado Oscar (15.07.1972)
Andorran Grandmaster (2004) born in Spain. FIDE Trainer. Spanish Champion in 2003. Andorran Champion in
Bakh Alexander (1939)
Russian International Arbiter (1999), FIDE officer and chess official in the USSR and Russia, he
Dengler Dijana (20.07.1966)
Bosnian Women FIDE Master living in Germany. Graduated in Economics. Bosnian Women Champion in 1991.