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Soviet International Master and Correspondence Grandmaster (1966), a lawyer, and a paratrooper. In over-the-board play his achievements were modest, he never qualified for the USSR Championship, but Estrin excelled in postal games, coming third after Horst Rittner and Vladimir Zagorovsky in the 6th World Correspondence Championship (1968-71) and winning the title in the 7th World

U.S. Grandmaster (1957), author and journalist who was a leading American player in the 1950s and 60s. He won or shared 5 titles of US Champions. Best results: winner or shared first at the US Open in 1951, 1952,  1954, and in 1955,  the Canadian Open Chess Championship in 1956 at Kingston, Ontario in 1966 and

President of the United States Chess Federation from 1963 to 1966, Executive Director of the USCF from 1966 to 1977 and FIDE Arbiter. He served as an officer, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, with the United States Air Force. A member of the FIDE Bureau from 1970 to 1977. The Edmondson trophy goes to

Hungarian-born US physicist and statistician who, in the early 1960’s, developed a mathematically sound and universally accepted (1970) rating system for chess players. Elo was a professor of physics at Marquette University in Milwaukee and was a good chess amateur many times Wisconsin State chess champion from 1935 to 1961. He spent 20 years developing,

Ukrainian Grandmaster (1986). FIDE Senior Trainer in 2007. Best results:  equal first at Bor 1985 and Moscow 1986; equal first at Capelle la Grande in 1986; equal third (+5=11-1) in the USSR championship 1987, equal fifth  in 1988, equal second in 1989; equal fourth at Tallin 1989; first at Berlin, Pamplona 1990; Metz and Berlin

Romanian International Master (1954). Romanian Champion in 1950, 1953, 1955 and 1958. A participant in the 1956 Olympiad.

Polish Grandmaster (2007). Polish U20 Champion in 2003 and vice-Polish U20 Champion in 2001. Academic Polish Champion in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Best results: European U18 championship 2000, 4th; European U20 championship 2001, 5th; Metz Open 2005, 2nd; Polish championship 2008, 2nd-4th; Lublin 2009, 1st; Belgrade Trophy 2009, 1st; Capelle la Grande 2010, 2nd-8th;

German correspondence player and a doctor of law. One of the best correspondence players at the end of the 1920’s, he won the international tournaments organized by IFSB in 1929, 1930 and 1931. Dyckhoff was top-board of the German team in the first CC Olympiad between 193 and 1939. The author of: Fernschach-Kurzschlüsse (1948).

U.S. Grandmaster (1987) born in Estonia who is living in the USA since the early 2000’s. Graduate in Psychology and author. Former FIDE Delegate and President of the Baltic Chess Zone. European Junior Champion 1982-83 and Pan American-Continental Championship 2008. Best results: winner at Zagreb Interzonal 1987, Tallinn, Vilnius, Belgrade and Clermont-Ferrand in 1989, Reggio Emilia

American Grandmaster (1986) born in Russia who emigrated to America in 1977. World U20 Champion in 1985. USCF President (1990-1993). Best results: Gausdal 1982, 1st; 1984 US Championship, 3rd; 5 in Dubai. New York Open 1985, 2nd; Clichy 1986-87, 2nd; 1987 US championship, 3rd; San Bernardino 1987, 1st; Philadelphia Open 1988, 1st; Long Beach 1989,