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Russian Grandmaster (2011), European U12 champion in 2006, European U14 Champion in 2008 and European U16 champion in 2010. Best results: Chigorin Memorial 2013, Russian Junior (Under-21) Championship in 2014 and 2015, Russian Championship Higher League 2015, 11th Ugra Governor’s Cup 2015,  and the Russian Cup 2015. Ivan Bukavshin died of a massive overdose (or poisoning) of the drug,

Georgian Grandmaster (2001). Champion of Georgia in 2005. World U14 Champion in 1995, European U12 Champion in 1993 and 1994. Best results: 1st at Alushta in 2000, 2nd at Baku festival 2005, 1st at Somesara (IRI) 2006. A member of the national team in 1999. Peak rating: 2491 in 2003.

US Grandmaster (2003) born in Russia. Israeli Champion 2004. Equal third at the World U20 in 2003. He has studied finance at the University of Baltimore, USA. Best results: won or shared first at Petrosian Memorial U18, Tel Aviv intl 2002. Las Palmas Open 2003, Dresden 2004, Amsterdam Open 2006, New Jersey Futurity International 2008,

Bulgarian Grandmaster (1977) who played for some time under the Palestinian flag. Graduate in Economy. Ermenkov was  Bulgarian Champion in 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979 and 1984 (jointly). Best results: winner or shared first at Varna 1973, 1974, 1983 and 1986, Albena 1977 and 1979, Plovdiv 1978, Prague 1985, Dieren, Antwerp, Brugge 1990, Belgrade 1991 and Dubai

German Grandmaster (1983). East German Champion in 1969, 1971 and 1988. Best results: Winner or shared first at 1969 à Schwerin 1969, Lublin and Ljubljana in 1970, Strausberg 1971, Varna 1976, Leipzig 1980, Varna 1983 and Dortmund II 1990. A participant in the 1988 and 1990 Olympiads with East Germany. Peak rating: 2505 in 1990.

Indian Grandmaster (2008). Indian Champion 2011. World Junior Champion in 2008. Commonwealth Chess Champion in 2013, 2015 and 2016. In 2002, Gupta entered the Limca Book of Records after becoming the youngest National Junior Champion (under-19) champion at the age of 13 years and 10 days. At fifteen he became India’s youngest International Master, and at

English Grandmaster (1995), coach and author. Best results: Dury Lane London 1997, 1st; British championship 1997, 1-2nd; Harplinge 1998, 4th; London Staunton Memorial 2003, 3rd. A participant in 1999 European Team Champion and in the 2000 and 2002 Olympiads. The captain of the English team in 2002 and of the Women English team in 2004.

English Grandmaster (1989). Since the Autumn of 2006 Michael Adams has been writing a chess column in the Saturday Daily Telegraph. At the age of 17, he won the 1989 British Championship and became a Grandmaster winning, in the same year, the Iclicki’s Masters in London. He learnt chess at six and quickly became famous by

Argentine Grandmaster (1952) born in Austria. Eliskases could become one of the top players, but the Second World War broke his chess career. At the age of 16 Eliskases became the Austrian Champion. He succeeded as a very young man in winning four matches against experienced grandmasters: Rudolf Spielmann in 1932 (+3 – 2=5), again