November 13, 2026
Ahues Carl Oskar (26.12.1883 – 31.12.1968)
West German International Master (1950). German Champion in 1929 and a participant in the Olympiad
Meister Jakob (11.09.1955)
German Grandmaster (2008) born in Russia. Best results: Cheliabinsk 1989, 1st; Hlohovec Open 1994, 2nd;
Meijers Viesturs (05.12.1967)
Latvian Grandmaster (2005). Best results: Latvian Championship 2002, 1st-3rd; Rhode Open (FRA), 1st; Youth Masters
Meier Georg (26.08.1987)
German Grandmaster (2007). German U16 Champion 2003. Best results: German U14 Ch. 2001, 3rd equal;
Medvegy Zoltan (21.03.1979)
Hungarian Grandmaster (2004). Hungarian U18 Champion in 1996. Best results: European U20 1999, 3rd-4th; Budapest
Maximov Dmitry (20.07.1984)
Ukrainian Grandmaster (2008). Ukrainian U16 Champion in 2000. Best results: World U16 Championship 2000, 3rd-7th;
Matjushin Gennady (23.08.1984)
Ukrainian Grandmaster (2007). Best results: World Youth Under 16 Chess Olympiads in 1999 and 2000,
Mateo Ramon (23.06.1958)
Dominican Grandmaster (2008). The first Grandmaster of the Dominican Republic. Six times national champion. Best
Matamoros Franco Carlos S. (17.12.1966)
Ecuadorian Grandmaster. First ever Ecuadorian Grandmaster. He was awarded one gold and one silver for
Maslak Konstantin (27.08.1984)
Russian Grandmaster (2008). Best results: Olomuc IM 2005, 2nd; Olomuc Summer 2006, 1st; Petrovskaya Lydia
Annakov Babakuli (29.05.1972)
US Grandmaster (1998) born in Turkmenistan. Best results: Winner at Moscow B in 1996, Golberg
Marovic Drazen (14.01.1938)
Croatian Grandmaster (1975) and chess journalist. His first good international result was an equal eleventh
Markus Robert (07.10.1983)
Serbian Grandmaster. Serbian U12 Champion. Won or shared first at Budapest Elekes 1999, Vrsac 2001
Markos Jan (1985)
Slovakian Grandmaster (2007). European U16 Champion in 2000, Slovakian Champion in 2000, co-champion in 2006
Marin Mihail (21.04.1965)
Romanian Grandmaster. Writer. Marin learned the moves at age five, he became the Romanian Student
Mariano Nelson (28.06.1974)
Philippine Grandmaster (2004). Coach in Singapore. Asian Junior Champion 1993, Philippine Junior Champion in 1993
Manolache Marius (22.04.1973)
Romanian Grandmaster (2007). Romanian Champion 2010 and 2011 runner-up. Best results: Pontevedra Open and Ortiguera
Manik Mikulas (26.05.1975)
Slovakian Grandmaster (2006). Best results: Lazne Bohdanec 1996 and 1997, 1st; Tatry Open 2001, 1st;
Maletin Pavel (06.11.1986)
Russian Grandmaster (2007). Best results: Russian U20 Championship 2004, 3rd; Novosibirsk Championship 2004, 1st; Russian
Maiorov Oleg (21.07.1971)
Russian Grandmaster (1999). Best results: Sochi 1986, 1st; Krasnodar 2003, 3rd. Not active since the
Andriulaitis Vytautas (05.12.1956)
Lithuanian Correspondence Grandmaster (1999). Vytautas studied Economics at the Lithuanian Academy of Agriculture and for
Adamsky Jan (11.11.1943)
Polish international Master (1976) and Polish Champion in 1982. Best results: Winner or shared
L’Ami Erwin (1985)
Dutch Grandmaster (2005). Best results: Dutch Championship 2004, 4th. Won or shared first at Utrech
Lutikov Anatoly Stepanovich (05.02.1933)
Moldovian Grandmaster (1974) born in Russia. Champion of Moldavia 1972, 1973, 1977. Co-champion (Open) of
Lupulescu Constantin (25.03.1984)
Romanian Grandmaster (2006). Romanian Champion in 2007, 2010 and 2011. Best results: European U14 1998,