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Norwegian Correspondence Grandmaster (1991) and International Master (OTB). Psychologist and journalist at the Bergens Tidende. Best results: winner of the 17th World CC Championship 2002-2005. Norwegian correspondence champion 1988. Open Norwegian champion in 1986, 1987 and 1990. In 2009 his CC ELO was 2656.  

Swedish Grandmaster (2013), Swedish Champion in 2016. Best results: Budapest FS 2014, 1st; Stockholm All Saints 2014 and  2015, 1st; Barcelona GM 2015, 2nd; Rilton Cup 2015, 3rd; Lille Open 2016, 1-5th; Teplice Open 2016, 1-7th; Nordic Championship 2016, 1st. Peak rating: 2574 in 2017.

Spanish Grandmaster (2016), Spanish U18 Champion 2012. Best results: Zaragoza Open 2010, 1st: Open de la Roda 2014, 2nd; Vila de Sitges Open 2015, 2-4th; Polytechnic University Madrid 2015, 1st; Carlos Silgar 2016, 3-4th. Peak rating: 2565 in 2016.

Ukrainian Grandmaster (2003). Fedorchuk was European U14 vice-champion U14 in 1995, Ukrainian U16 Champion in 1997, Ukrainian U18 Champion in 1999, Ukrainian U20 Champion in 1998 and in 2001 and Vice-champion of Ukraine in 2002. Best results: Alushta 2001, 1st; Seefeld Open 2003, 1-3rd; Charleroi 2004, 1st; Condom 2003 and 2005, 1st-2nd; Salou Open 2005, 1st-2nd;

Belgian Correspondence Grandmaster (2000). FIDE Master over the board with eight participations in the Olympiads between 1988 and 2000. Best results: First equal in the 75th anniversary of l’ Echiquier Belge, Memorial Gillman. He won his semi-final of the 20th World Correspondence Championship. The author of La Partie Ecossaise (1992). Best ELO: 2360 in 2002

Georgian Grandmaster (1999). Georgian co-champion 2000 and vice champion in 2010. Best results: Won or shared first in Korinthos 1998, Chania Open 1998, Chalkida Open 1998, Guernsey Open 2002, Schloss Open 2004, Allegence of the Leader Dubai 2004, Istanbul Festival 2004, Acropolis 2006, Kalamaria Open 2008, Konya GM, 2010, Antakya Open 2010, Philadelphia Open 2011,

Georgian International Master (1997) and Women International Grandmaster (1980). Journalist. Women Champion of Georgia in 1976 and 1992. Best results: Bygdosch 1978 1st; Belgrade 1981, 1986, 1st; Bad Kissingen 1981, 1st; Sochi 1983, 1st; Plovdiv 1986, 1st; Kamaguey 1987, 1st. A participant in four Women Olympiads between 1992 and 2000, she was awarded four medals

American chess journalist and archivist. He began his journalism career as a copyboy at the New York Times and contributed obituaries to the New York Herald Tribune. He was later a radio and television editor at the Syracuse Herald-Journal, editorial editor at the Toledo Blade, and a reporter at the Wall Street Journal. His main

The strongest German player and lawyer of the late 19th century and Grandmaster strength. German Champion in 1893 and 1904 (joint). Best results: winner at London in 1883 and at Coburg in 1904. In matches, he drew with Joseph Henry Blackburne (1895), lost 1½-2½ to Emanuel Lasker (1889), beat then lost to Richard Teichmann (1895

Prominent Georgian chess composer and organizer, Grandmaster for Chess Composition (1990).World Champion in chess composition between 1989-1994 and the coach of the Georgian chess team (1998-2000). The author of 500 studies and 200 problems. The author of many chess composition books, including Best Studies (Tbilisi, 1993).