November 13, 2026
Vasquez Schroder, Rodrigo (06.12.1969)
Chilean Grandmaster (2004). Chiliean Champion in 1989, 1992, 2004 and 2010. Best Chilean chess player.
Bilek Istvan (11.08.1932-20.03.2010)
Hungarian Grandmaster (1962), coach and journalist. Hungarian Youth Champion (1951) and Hungarian Champion of 1963,
Varga Zoltan (12.07.1970)
Hungarian Grandmaster (1995). Third in the Hungarian Championship in 1999. Best results: won or shared
Varavin Viktor (23.03.1967)
Russian Grandmaster (1995). Coach, Master of Sport at the World Chess Champion Vasily Smyslov School;
Van Der Wiel John T. H. (09.08.1959)
Dutch Grandmaster (1982). European Junior Champion in 1979 and in 1986, Champion of the Netherlands.
Van Der Weiden Karel (11.08.1973)
Dutch Grandmaster (2005). Journalist and coach. Best results: Dutch Student Championship 1996, 1st; Chemnitz Open
Van Der Sterren Paul (17.03.1956)
Dutch Grandmaster (1989). Dutch Champion in 1984 and 1993. Winner of Zonal 1 in Brussels
Becerra Rivero Julio (15.10.1973)
US Grandmaster (1997) born in Cuba. Cuban Champion in 1995, 1996 and co-Champion in 1999.
Bagirov Rufat (10.10.1979)
Azerbaijani Grandmaster (2002) FIDE Trainer (2014). Azerbaijani Champion in 1998. Best results: European U14 Championship
Bronstein David Ionovich (19.02.1924 – 06.12.2006)
Soviet-Ukrainian Grandmaster (1950), journalist and author. Since 1964 worked as a chess reporter of newspaper
Van Den Doel Erik (15.05.1979)
Dutch Grandmaster (1998). Dutch Vice Champion 2001. A member of the National Team which won
Vallejo Pons Francisco (21.08.1982)
Spanish Grandmaster (1999). World Champion U18 in 2000. Spanish Champion in 2006, Spanish Vice Champion
Vajda Levente (13.02.1981)
Romanian Grandmaster (2001). Bronze medal in the World U12 in 1993, World U14 in 1994
Vaganian Rafael Artemovich (15.10.1951)
Armenian Grandmaster (1971) living in Germany. Tied for the victory in the European Junior Championship
Urday Caceres Henry (05.07.1967)
Peruvian Grandmaster (1992). Best results: Capablanca Memorial 1992, 1st; Peru Championship 1993, 2nd; Schahin Cury
Unzicker Wolfgang (26.06.1925 – 20.04.2006)
German Grandmaster (1954). Graduated in law and was an administrative judge in Munich. He won
Ulibin Mikhail (31.05.1971)
Russian Grandmaster (1991). Soviet Junior Champion in 1988. Silver medalist in the World Junior 1991
Udovcic Mijo (11.09.1920 – 08.04.1984)
Croatian Grandmaster (1962), judge and lawyer. Played 14 times in the Yugoslavian Championships with the
Tyomkin Dimitri (25.03.1977)
Canadian Grandmaster (2002) born in the Ukraine, also lived in Israel from 1992 until 2002.
Turov Maxim (07.12.1979)
Russian Grandmaster. Russian U14 Champion in 1992. A member of the U16 and U26 Russian
Tunik Gennady (27.05.1953)
Russian Grandmaster (2002). Best results: Belavets Memorial 1991, 2nd; Krasnodar 1991, 3rd; Katowice Open 1991,
Tukmakov Vladimir Borisovich (05.03.1946)
Ukrainian Grandmaster (1972). Coach and journalist. Ukraine Champion in 1970. Silver medalist in the 1965
Tu Hoang Thong (1972)
Vietnamese Grandmaster (1999). National Vice-Champion in 2002. Won the first SEA Championship in 2001. Has
Tseitlin Mark Danilovic (23.09.1943)
Israeli Grandmaster (1997) born in Leningrad. European Senior Champion in 2004 and 2008. Member of