November 13, 2026
Polish International Master (1975), International Arbiter (1984) and Journalist. Filipowicz was the Representative from Poland to FIDE for twenty-six FIDE Congresses from 1977, Chairman of the Qualification Commission of FIDE. He participated in eighteen national championships from 1959-1980 and nineteen Olympiads; six times as a member of the Polish team from 1960-1972 and ten times
Russian Grandmaster (2004). Coach. Best results: Moscow championship 1998, 3rd; Isle of Man 2000, 2-5th; St Jean Open (SUI) 2002, 1st; Portsmouth Open 2003, 1st; Hastings Masters 2006, 2nd; Staunton Memorial London 2009, 2nd; Martigny Open 2011, 1-10rd; St Petersburg Open 2016, 1st. Co-author of David Janowski: Artist of the Chessboard (2005), The Sämisch King’s
Italian Correspondence Grandmaster. European Champion. Best results: Winner: EU/M/951 (5/6), WT/M/GT/290 (12,5/14), WT/M/578 (5/6), WT/M/583 (4,5/6), WT/M/607 (5½6), Master Norm 1 (7,5/10), 1st Email World Championship Semifinal 7 (7,5/10) 1st place Bd.3 V European Team Championship (8½/10). Winner of International Matches: Sweden, Finland, Ukraine, Columbus Memorial, Algeria. In 2016 he had a correspondence ELO of
Czech Grandmaster (1955), International Arbiter (1978), writer and journalist. Filip was the first Czechoslovakian player to play the Candidates’ Tournament in 1962 and 1966. The was the Czechoslovakian Champion in 1950, 1952 and 1954. Best results: Marianske Lazne 1957 and 1960, 1st; Sofia 1957, 1st; Buenos Aires 1963, 1st; Alekhine Memorial 1959, 4th; Baden Vienna
Russian Grandmaster (1996) and World University Champion in 2000. Filippov was a participant in the 1998 Olympiad and in the 2004 World Championship. Best results: Gistrup GM 1996, 3rd; Omsk 1996, 2nd; Ubeda Open 1997, 2nd; Russian Cup Final GM 1997, 3rd; Russian Cup Final GM 1998, 2nd-5th; Novgorod Open 1998, 1st; Tomsk 1998, 2nd; Swidnica
Russian Grandmaster (1966), and chess theorist. Furman was the Honoured Trainer of USSR (1973), the trainer of Anatoly Karpov (1969-1978) and the USSR team at the Olympiad in 1974 and the European Team Championship in 1977. Best results: Leningrad championship: 1953, 1st; 1954, 1st-3rd; 1957, 1st-2nd; 1947, Harrachov 1966, 1st ahead of Mark Taimanov, Vlastimil Hort
Slovakian Grandmaster (1980). Ftacnik was the European Junior Champion 1976-7 and Czech Champion in 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1985. An author, journalist, and coach. Leading Slovakian player in the 1990’s he was a participant in five Olympiads. Best results: winner or shared first at Cienfuegos 1980, equal 1st; Dortmund 1981, equal 1st; Esbjerg 1982, 1st;
Czech Grandmaster in composition (1975), IJC in 1956 and a lawyer. From 1930 he composed more than 500 studies and problems collected in his book Vybrane Sachove Problemy (1979). Fritz was a follower of the Bohemian chess school; his studies invariably ended in pretty and correct checkmates or stalemates. He paid much attention to echo
Polish International Master (1955) of almost Grandmaster strength. Frydman had a nearly consistent record in the Olympiads before the Second World War and he played for his country in all of them from 1928 to 1939, with the exception of London 1927. He had some excellent tournament results in the period from 1934 until 1941.
German Grandmaster (2007) born in Ukraine. Best results: the Ukraine 2000 Championship, 5th-10th; Cuxhaven in 2002, 1st; Bad Zwischenahn 2004 and 2005, 1st; Delmenhorst. Peak rating: 2550 in 2005.
