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German Grandmaster (2001) born in Latvia. German Champion in 2008, 2012 and 2014. Latvian Champion in 1996. Fridman won the bronze medal at the World U16 in 1992 and came fourth at the World U20 in 1996. Best results: won or shared first at Herfort Open 2000, Bermuda Open 2003 and the National Open 2004, Marseille

U.S. Grandmaster (1992) born in Russia. U.S. U18 Champion 1986. Since 1993, Fishbein has worked in the securities industry. Best results: U.S. U18 Championship 1987, 2nd; New York WFW 1990, 1st; New York Manhattan CC 1990, 3rd; Herning 1991, 1st; U.S. Open 2001, 3rd-10th., Liberty Bell Open 2014, 1st.  He won or shared first at the

Hungarian Grandmaster (2003). Best Results: Utasellato IM, 1st; Budapest FS08 1994, 1st; Budapest Hungaroil 1995, 1st; Elekes Memorial 1996, 3rd; Balatonbereny 1997, 1st; Zalakaros Open 1997, 1st; Budapest FS02 2000, 1st; Budapest FS02 2005, 1st and Elekes Memorial 2005, 1st. Peak rating: 2515 in 1995.  

Menegasque-French Grandmaster (2002) and journalist who is living in Geneva. Fontaine was the French U10 Champion in 1988 and joint in 1990, U13 and U14 Champion in 1993 and 1994, U16 Champion in 1996 and U20 Champion in 1997 and 2000. He also won a bronze medal at the 2006 French Championship. Best results: Enghien GM

Paraguayan Grandmaster (1991) and coach.  Franco Ocampos won the gold medal for the best performance at board one at the 1982 Olympiad, was the Pan American Champion in 1981 and Spanish co-champion in 1999. Best results: winner or shared first at San Pedro de Jujuy 1981, Vrjaka, Banja 1983, Asuncion 1984, Vienna 1983, Lichtenstein Open

Hungarian Master, he has also been known as Leo Forgacs. Fleischmann had some successes in the first decade of the twentieth century but seemed to abandon play with the advent of the First World War.  He always played in tournaments under the name of Fleischmann.  He was quite active from 1905-1913 and his first success

Russian Grandmaster (1994) and coach. Best results: winner or shared first at Budapest 1990, Alushta Open 1993, Shangli International 2000 and Chigorin Memorial 2002, Ram Prasad Gautam Memorial in Nepal 2012. A participant in the 1997 World Championship. Peak rating: 2594 in 2000.

Swiss International Master (1950). Painter and writer. Grob was Champion of Switzerland in 1939 and 1951. A participant at the Olympiads of 1927, 1935 and 1952. Best results: Barcelona 1935, 1st; Ostende 1936, 2nd, Ostende 1937, 1-3rd; Hastings 1947/48, 2-4th. He played also several matches: He lost to Salomon Flohr (1½-4½) in 1933, beat Jacques

German journalist and co-founder of ChessBase in 1985, he studied Philosophy and Linguistics at the University of Hamburg and in Oxford, graduating with a thesis on speech act theory and moral language.  From 1983 to 2004 Friedel edited the computer chess magazine Computerschach &Spiele and he is also the editor of chess news at Chessbase.com.

Russian chess composer and International Master for Chess Composition (1980). The chairman of the Commission of Chess Compositions of Russian Federation between 1976-1984 and an engineer by profession. Feoktistov was a member of the USSR and Russian teams which won three times the World Team Championship, he was also a prize winner at the World