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Croatian Grandmaster (1991). Croatian Champion in 1995. Best results: won or shared first at Linz 1982, Oberwart Open 1983, Vonkovci 1986, Lichtenstein Open 1988 and Makarska 1996. Also 2nd at Hornicky Kahanec 1980, Tulza 1983,  Makarska 1994, Zadar Open 1996, A participant at the Olympiads between 1994 and 2006 and at the 1999 World Championship.

U.S. Grandmaster (1950), author and psychologist.  Fine, like Mikhail Botvinnik and Samuel Reshevsky, was one of the greatest living masters. Fine learned chess at the age of ten and developed his strength as a Marshall Chess Club junior.  At the age of seventeen he won the club championship; a title he won several times.  Fine

Hungarian Grandmaster (1950). He is considered to be one of the strongest chess players at the beginning of the twentieth century. Maroczy began to play chess at the age of 15, often playing with Rudolf Charousek. He studied engineering at Zurich Polytechnic. In 1895 on the recommendation of Emanuel Lasker, he played in the Hastings

Ukrainian Woman Grandmaster (2015) who became the  Girls’ U20 World Champion in 2015.

Russian Grandmaster in Solving Chess (1991), one of the leading solvers in the World. Five times World Champion in Solving Chess (1989-1991, 1999 and 2009), five times Solving Champion with the USSR and Russian teams and European Champion in 2015. In recent years, he was the undisputable leader of the rating list of best solvers

Austrian problemist, né Erlinger, pseudonym D. Nirle who published 1600 problems in three or more moves in old German style which 250 were honored. He is also a precursor of the Bohemian school.

Swiss Grandmaster (1994) who was the first Grandmaster born in Switzerland. Swiss Champion in 1994. Best results: German U20 championship 1986, 1st; Prague 1989, 1st; Berlin Summer 1989, 1-2nd; Kecskemet 1991,1st; Baden-Baden II 1992, 1st; Kecskemet 1993, 1st. In matches, he beat  and lost to Xie Jun 2½-1½ and 3½-1½ in 1995 and lost to Viktor

Swedish Grandmaster (1991).  PHD in Mathematics. Swedish Champion 1992 and 1993. Best results: winner or shared first at Linhamn 1983, Hamburg 1984, Gausdal 1984, 1987, 1989, 1992 and 1994, Reykjavik Open 1990, Stockholm Grand Prix 1992, Malmo Open 1992, Örebro 2001 and Karlstad Open 2009. A participant in the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympiads. A participant

Dutch Grandmaster (2007). Best results: Dutch championship 2002, 4th; Dutch Open championship 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006, 3-4th; Corus C 2004, 2nd; Groningen Harmonie 2005, 2006 and 2007, 1st; Dutch championship 2009, 3-4th; Unive Tournament 2010, 1-5th; Dutch Open 2010, 2nd; Groningen Open 2010, 1-6th; UNIV Open Hoogeveen 2010, 1-5th; Dutch championship 2011, 2-5th; Beograd

Dutch Grandmaster, the 5th World Champion, the 4th FIDE President. Euwe won 13 times the Dutch championship, he played for Holland in seven Olympiads (1927-62); played nearly forty matches beating Rudolf Spielmann, Efim Bogoljubow and Jose Raul Capablanca. Dr. Euwe’s great success in this sport and wide activity in literature have contributed a lot to