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Georgian Grandmaster (1999), World Senior Champion (+50) 2016, Georgian Champion in 1989, 1995, and 1999. Vice Georgian Champion in 2002. Best results: Stare Mestro in 1992, 1st; Protvino Zonal 1992, 2nd; Brno 1993 and Boblingen in 1997, 1-2nd; Momotov Memorial in 1997, 1st; Karla Mala Memorial in 1999, 1st; Georgian Championship in 2000, 3rd;  Patras

Hungarian Grandmaster (1996). Graduate in sport and physical education. Five times Hungarian Champion and two bronze at World and European U20 championships. Second at the Hungarian Championship in 1995, 2000, 2006 and 2010. Best results: won or shared first at Balatonbery 1994, Tel Aviv 2001, European Community Championship 2005. A participant in the Olympiads in 1998,

Hungarian Grandmaster (1980). Flesch is most famous for succeeding in a world record simultaneous blindfold exhibition against fifty-two opponents in 1960; winning thirty-one games, losing three and drawing eighteen. However, he was apparently allowed to consult scoresheets of the games and therefore his claim was disallowed. Best results: Oslo 1976, 1st; Pecs 1980, 1st; Ales 1981, 1st;

Israeli Grandmaster (1989) born in Belorussia. European U20 Champion in 1987/88, USSR Junior Champion in 1985. World Cup winner in 2009. Finalist at the 2012 World Chess Championship against V. Anand, he lost the match after tie-break games (6-6 and 2½–1½). Boris began playing chess at 4 and at the age of 11 he was

U.S. Grandmaster (1976) born in East Germany who spent most of his life in Soviet Union, then since 1985 in the USA. Boris was U.S. Champion in 1994 and 1999 and a Candidate for the world championship title several times. He also has represented the U.S. team in seven Olympiads and was a member of

Bosnia and Herzegovina Grandmaster (2003). Best results: Split 1997, 1st; Kastav 2000, 2001 and 2002, 1st; Rijeka 2001, 3rd; Ajvatoviva 2001, 1st; Mediterranean Cup 2002, 2nd. A participant in the 1998 and 2002 Olympiads. Peak rating: 2524 in 2003.

Kazakh Woman Grandmaster (2014) and chess prodigy. World Girls U8 Champion in 2008 and the World Girls U12 Champion in 2011. Best results: World Junior 2013, 2nd; Brno Open 2013 , 1st; World Junior 2015, 3rd; Olso Open 2016, 3rd. A participant at the Women’s Olympiad in 2014 and 2016. Peak rating: 2405 in 2016.  

Russian Grandmaster (2007). World U20 Champion in 2010, World U10 Champion in 1999, World U12 Champion in 2001, Russian Champion in 2012, Russian U20 Champion in 2009 and 2010. Russian U14 Champion in 2001. Russian Blitz Champion in 2011 and European Blitz Champion in 2016. Best results: World Youth Stars in 2003, 3rd; World U14 2004,

Argentine Grandmaster (1960). Champion of Argentina in 1936, 1937 and 1940. Best results: Berlin BSG-B 1937, 2nd; Santiago 1940, 1st; San-Paolo 1941, 1st; Vina del Mar 1945, 1st; Barcelona 1946, 3-4rd; Mar del Plata 1949, 2nd; Remedios de Escalada 1949, 2nd; Enschede 1961, 1st; Chacabuco 1968, 1st. A participant to the Olympiads of 1937, 1939,

English Grandmaster born in Hungary. One of the strongest chess players and journalists at the end of 19th century, he was also a challenger for world title. Gunsberg came from a Hungarian Jewish family, who immigrated in 1863 to England. Since 1876 lived in England, London -world chess centre at that time where he could