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Spanish Grandmaster who studied mathematics at the Complutense University of Madrid. Best results:  2014 European Individual Chess Championship, 2nd; Spanish Blitz Championship 2014, 1st; European Blitz Championships in 2014, 2nd; Magistral d’Escacs Ciutat de Barcelona, 1st; Gibraltar Open 2017, 2nd; Patagonia Open 2017, 1st. Peak rating: (2679) in 2017.

Iranian Grandmaster (2001). Graduate of Law School. Ehsan Ghaem Maghami was the first Grandmaster in Iranian chess history. Ehsan won 14 Asian medals, including the individual and team Asian club championship. Best Iranian player with 9 national titles, the last one in 2010. Tenth at the U20 World Junior Championship 2000. Best results: won or

Soviet International Master (1982) and philologist born in Moscow. Grigorian participated in six USSR championships between 1971 and 1977. Best results: Russian championship in 1973 with the 7th-8th place. Armenian Champion in 1969, 1970, 1972 and Moscow Champion in 1975 and 1979. At the age of 42, Grigorian committed suicide by jumping from the highest

Russian Grandmaster (2013), World U16 Champion in 2012, Russian U16 Champion in 2012. Best results: Moscow Open 2012, 2nd; 2013 RSGU Cup, 1st; 66th Russian Championship Higher League (2013) 3-7th; Moscow Open 2016, 1st. Urii Eliseev died in a tragic accident after falling from the 12th floor of his apartment building in Moscow. Peak rating: 2614 in 2016.

Latvian chess player, endgame composer, and journalist who studied philosophy and chemistry at the University of Dorpat. He played a few games with Adolf Anderssen, and published about 230 endgame studies. He was also editor of Baltische Schachblätter (1888-1908).  

Classical Russian problemist, a doctor by profession. Galitsky has published since 1886 more than 1850 problems of different genres. His participation in composition tourney was quite rare- only 30 distinctions, including 10 first prizes. He was a supporter of the Czech school, and borrowing a high technical skillfulness of this school to create his own

German chess composer, promoter of a Logical Composition School. International Arbiter for Chess Composition (1957). Editor of chess columns in the magazines “Schach” 1947-61, Deutsche Schachzeitung 1950-62, Deutsche Schachblatter 1962-83. The author of the books devoted to the creativity of the German problemists. He has published more than 200 problems (mainly many-movers), most of which

Polish Grandmaster (2005). Polish Champion in 2015, Polish Junior U20 Champion in 1999. European Rapid Championship bronze medalist in 2006. In 2007 he was awarded a bronze medal for the second-best performance on the third board in the European Team Championship. Best results: Hallsberg U18 ch. 2002, 2nd; Polanica Zdroj 2005, 1-3rd; Cze Xmas open

Greek Grandmaster (1993). Greek Champion in 1984 and 1996. Greek Cadet Champion in 1981. FIDE International Organizer, FIDE International Arbiter and FIDE Senior Trainer. In 1998 Olympiad he was awarded the Silver medal for the second best individual result at board 3, the only Olympic medal Greece has ever won to this day. Best results:

Spanish Grandmaster (2005). Spanish Champion 1980 and 1992. Best results: Bordeaux 1990,  1st; Spanish championship 1991, 3rd; Euskadi championship 1992 and 1998, 1st; Ceuta 1993, 1st; Spanish co-championship 1994, 3-6th; 2-7th Spanish championship 1997, 2-7thnd; Burgas Open 1999, 2nd; Elgobar 1999, 1-2nd; San Sebastian Open 2000, 1st; Virgen de Valencia  2005, 2nd; Hotel Murrieta Promot