November 14, 2026
Russian Grandmaster. Ukrainian and Soviet Junior Champions. Coach of Mikhail Gurevich in the late 1980’s. H died in 2017 after a long battle with cancer. Best results: winner in Schelde (BEL) 1974, Kiev 1989, Sverdlovsk 1989, second in Novi Sad in 1987. In the 1990s, he left chess to set up a successful gambling company in Moscow.
Hungarian chess historian, journalist and engineer. His first name was Khloyber. Foldeak was also an International Judge in Chess Compositions 1964. He was the author of the famous book about the history of the Chess Olympiads (1958) and also the book on Geza Maroczy and the monograph on Gedeon Barcza and Ein Vierteljahrhundert Turmendspiele, Theorie
Indonesian Grandmaster. Best results: 2-4th Kuala Lumpur zl 1990, 2nd Beijin 1992, 1st Jakarta 1993 and 1994. A participant in the 8 Olympiads from 1980 until 2000. Peak rating: 2520 in 1993.
Danish Grandmaster (1998). When Sune Berg Hansen won the Excelsior Cup in Gothenburg in 1998, he became Denmark’s seventh grandmaster. The following year, he tied for first place with Peter Heine Nielsen in the Danish championship but lost in the playoff. However, he won the championship in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2012. In
Danish Grandmaster (2001) and coach. Danish Champion in 1978, 1986 and 1992. Junior Champion in 1972. A participant in the Olympiads between 1978 and 1996. Best results: winner the Copenhagen Open in 1979 and 1997, Callela in 1980, Prague in 1980. Peak rating: 2510 (1989).
German Grandmaster (2003). German U13 champion in 1993. Best results: Stuttgart 1998, 1st; German championship in 2001 and 2003, 2-3rd ; Bermuda Open 2002, 1-3rd ; Hamburg championship 2002, 2-4th; Amsterdam Lost Boys Open 2002, 2-4th and Dos Hermanas Open 2006, 1-2nd. Peak rating: 2516 in 2003.
Ukrainian Grandmaster in Chess Composition (1975) and IJC (1956), he worked in all orthodox genres with equal success. In 1955-1975 he was one of the leading problem solvers. Bron has published more than 500 problems. His best works were collected in the complete works “Collected etudes and tasks.” (Moscow, 1969). He was one of the
Russian Correspondence Grandmaster (1985), International Arbiter (1994), Honoured Coach of the Russian Federation 1987. Doctor of pedagogical science, Professor. Nesis won the Correspondence World Cup of 1971-83, the Paul Keres Memorial International Tournament in 1982-86, and the Von Massow Memorial 1983-87. Former coach of the World Champions Alexander Khalifman, Konstantin Sakaev, Dimitry Komarov and many
A leading member of the Czechoslovakian chess in the 30’s who gave his name to few lines of the Benoni Defense. Army officer. Czech Champion in 1913 and 1921 (joint). Best results: Cologne 1911, 2-5th; Vilnius II 1912, 1st; Vienna 1913, 1st; Baden 1912, 7-8th; Prague 1937, 5-6th. A participant in the Olympiads of Paris
American problemist who was specialized in two and three-movers. One of the precursors of the American composition. In 1941 Alan White published Frederick Gamage. An artist in Chess problem which contains 100 selected problems.
