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Ukrainian Women Grandmaster, Ukrainian U16 Champion in 2002. Also a silver medalist at the European Girls U18 in 2003. In 2009, she is married the Ukrainian GM Yuri Drozdovskij. Best results: won or shared first at Sevastopol (2000), Kharkov (2003), St. Petersburg (2005), Chisinau (2005), 5th Elisabeth Bykova Memorial 2007. A participant at the 2008 Women

One of the best known American chess authors and a good chess player. Born in the Russian Empire, he emigrated to the United States in 1920. Chernev was a candidate master, but he dropped early out of tournament play  to write about the game. He preferred chess for beauty over chess for competition. Chernev was one

Canadian Grandmaster (2006). Canadian Champion 2002 and 2004, Canadian Junior Champion in 2000 and U16 champion 1996. He graduated in Mathematics and Finance in 2006 and then took a job as a financial analyst on Wall Street. Best results: 1st Canadian Open 2002, 1st equal Chicago Winter 2006, Marshall chess championship 2008, 1st. A participant with

Chinese Grandmaster (1993), Woman Grandmaster (1990) and International Arbiter (2004). Women’s World Champion 1991-96 and 2000-01. World Junior Champion in 1988. Chinese Women’s Champion in 1988 and Youth Champion in 1984 and 1985. She was one of the most successful female chess players of our time together with the Polgar sisters, Nana Gaprindashvili, Maya Chiburdanidze

Hungarian Grandmaster (1973). International Arbiter (1992). Hungarian  Champion in 1972 and 1973. Best results: won or shared first at Amsterdam IBM II 1969, Olot in 1972, Hamburg 1974, Cleveland 1975, Olot 1975, Pula zl 1975. Hannover 1976, Berlin 1979, Corfu 1982, Politiken Cup 1983, Jarvenpaa 1985, New Delhi 1987, Silkebord 1988, Tel Aviv 1989, Siofok

Uzbek-Soviet Correspondence Grandmaster (1966). Master of Sport (1950). Twice USSR Correspondence Champion in 1957 and 1962. Uzbekistani champion in 1966, 1968 and 1971. Second in the World Correspondence Championship in 1965. As a OTB player, he participated in eight USSR championships and had also some  interesting victories against Viktor Korchnoi, Vassily Smyslov, Boris Spassky and Mikhail Tal.

Slovenia Grandmaster (2008). Slovenian Champion in 2002 and 2005. Second at the European U18 in 2004. Best results: Budapest IM 2001, 1st; Slovenia championship 2004, 2nd; Nova Gorica Open 2007, 3rd., Bejaia Open 2015, 1-5th. A participant to the Olympiads and to the European team Championships since 2002. Peak rating: 2581 in 2009.

Croatian Grandmaster (2007). Croatian Champion in 2011. Bronze medalist at the World U12 championship in 2000. Best results: Slavonija GM 2001, 3rd, Subotica GM 2003, 3rd; Croatian ch. 2004 and 2006, 4rd;  Bosnjaci Open 2006, 1st; Djakovo Open 2006, 1st; Zadar Open 2006 and 2009, 2nd-4th; Pula Open 2008, 1st; Bosnjaci Open 2009, 1st; Zagreb

Italian International Master for Chess Composition (1967), International Judge for Chess Composition (1956). Lawyer, writer and historian. He was also a chess book collector. Chicco composed more than 500 problems and won 47 first prizes. Problem editor for 16 years at the Italia Scacchistica from 1933 to 1954. Author of a few monographs on chess

English problemist. International Judge for Chess Composition in 1957. Chandler was a leading figure in British problem chess for more than half a century. Journalist at the Hampshire Telegraph and Post from 1911 to 1921 and Secretary of the British Chess Problem Society 1919-1925. His first composition appeared in 1916. He has published 125 problems with