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Ukrainian Grandmaster. Ukraine Champion in 1993. Coach of Vasily Ivanchuk and Anna Muzychuk for many years. Best results: Krynica Open 1998, 1-2nd; 2-3rd Swidnica 1999, 2-3rd; Polonica Zdroj 2001, 1-3rd; Stockholm 2002, 2nd. Peak rating: 2550 in 1990.

Ukrainian Grandmaster (1952). Honored Sports Master of USSR (1963) and Honored USSR Coach (1965). Graduated from Odessa University with a degree in political science. Earned a Doctorate in Physical Education. Economist. He won the Soviet Championship twice, in 1955 and 1979 and four Ukrainian Championship titles, in 1950, 1957, 1958, and 1959. Geller was also

Georgian Grandmaster (1978) and the 5th Women World Champion (1962-1978). Women’s World Senior Champion in 1995, 2010, 2014, 2015 and 2016. Nona began playing chess at 5. At 12 she started to take part in chess events and started to be coached by Karseladze. At 14 she was the 2nd at Tbilisi championship. The following

One of the most successful Austrian Grandmasters, especially in the third decade of the XX century when he played in most of the great international tournament of the period. For a brief period in the 1920s, he was one of the world top ten players. He had some good results in the early and mid-1920s

Georgian Grandmaster (1977), International Arbiter (1972), coach. He moved to Spain in the 1990’s. Many times champion of Georgia. Won Tbilisi 1974, 1977 and 1991, Best results: winner at Tbilisi 1974, 1977 and 1991, Decin 1974, Zilina 1976, Dortmund 1979, Costa del Sol 1986, Pontevedra 1986 and Salamanca 1989, San Sebastian 1991, Baden-Baden 1991. He

Soviet chess player awarded the title of Grandmaster (1950) and International Arbiter 1953. Salo Flohr was born in Horodenka, Russia on November 21st, 1908.  Orphaned during the First World War, the former citizen of the Russian Empire went to what was to become Czechoslovakia.  He took up residence in Prague and spent his teens as

American problemist who was a Life Master of the United States Chess Federation. Fink’s first problem was published in 1908; from then until 1922 he published more than 300 problems and won around 40 prizes. In his lifetime he had over a 1000 problems published and won more than 40 prizes in all. Fink was

Armenian Grandmaster and coach (1993). Armenia Champion in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1994 and 2005. Best results: Winner at Aegina in 1993, Katowice Open in 1993, Petrosian Memorial in 1994, Budapest Elekes Memorial in 1999, Abu Dhabi 1999, 2005 and 2006. A member of the national team between 1992 and 2004, he won

Romanian Grandmaster (1965), Romanian Junior Champion 1957 and winner of the Romanian championship in nine occasions since 1960. World Junior Champion in 1963. Best results: 1st Hastings 1967–68, equal 1st Reykjavik 1972, 2nd Helsinki 1972, 1st Orense 1973, 1st Torremolinos 1974, equal 1st Vratza Zonal 1974, 1st Istre 1975, 1st Netanya 1976, 1st Philadelphia and

Georgian Grandmaster (1993). President of the Georgian chess federation since 2008. The organizer of the 2018 Olympiads. Best results: won or shared first at Warsaw Open 1989, San Sebastian Open 1991, Tbilisi GM 1991, Baden-Baden 1991, Cuxhaven Open 1993, Linares Open 1997 and Bad Worishofen in 1998. Also 2nd at Podolsk 1992, Goodricke Open 1994,