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Chilean Grandmaster (2005). Chilean Champion in 1979 and 1980. Pan-American U18 Champion in 1979. Best results: Barcelona Vulca 1990, 1st; Pamplona Open 2001, 2nd; Sants Hostafrancs-Barcelona 2003, 1st;  Andorra Open 2005, 3rd-6th; Banyoles Open 2006, 2nd; Illes Mendes (ESP) 2007, 1st. A participant in 5 Olympiads. He doesn’t play much since 2007. Peak rating: 2524 in 2001.

Israeli Grandmaster (1991) born in USSR and living in Israel since 1992. A member of the Israeli Senior Team which won the European Senior Championship in 2016. Best results: Winner of Sevastopol 1986, Eger 1988, Baku 1988, Vrnjacka Banja 1991, Israel Open championship (joint) 2003 and Montreal B in 2006. Well known to be the

Serbian Grandmaster (2007). Best results: Sanic Memorial (SCG) 2001, 4th;  Novi Becej Open 2005,1st; Sozina Open 2006, 3rd; Serbian Championship 2006, 2nd-5th; Mionica (SCG) 2006, 1st; Dubrovnik Open 2008, 2nd; Central Serbia Championship 2009, 1st; Torneo Internacional Hotel Avd. de Canarias 2009 (ESP), 1st; Central Serbia Championship 2014, 1st; Villach Open 2014, 1st Peak rating:

Chinese Grandmaster (1999), he became China’s 10th Grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 10 months, 13 days, at the time the youngest in history. Chinese Champion 2004 and co-champion in 2002. Bronze medalist at the Asian Individual Championship in 2011. A member of the Chinese team who collected a gold medal at the World Team

Soviet Women Grandmaster (1976), International Master (1953) and the third Women World Champion. Honored Master of Sports, economist and journalist. At the age of 12, Bykova moved to Moscow with her older brother. Two years later she began to participate in chess events. In the period 1938-1952, she won six times the Moscow championship and

French Grandmaster (1975) born in Kazakhstan. FIDE trainer. Graduated in computer sciences and mathematics. Living in France since 1990. Coach and journalist. World Senior Champion in 2010, 2013 and 2014 (+65). French Champion in 1997 and was twice runner-up (1996 and 2001). He has coached L. Psakhis (1980-82), J. Lautier and the French national team in

German International Master (2005), Vice President of FIDE (2014), President of the German chess federation (2011). Teacher in physics and mathematics and chess historian. Best results: Dahne Cup in 1976 and few times the championship of Saarland. Peak ratings: 2413 in 2005.  

Soviet player born in Belarus, chess theorist and writer. A lawyer. Made a great contribution to the opening theory with deep analysis published in Soviet chess magazines. He was the initiator of the Blumenfeld Gambit (E10). One of the first who began to study the psychology of chess game. He received a doctorate for a

Ukrainian chess composer, International Master 1979, International Judge of Chess Compositions in 1966. The author of many books about compositions. A Participant in 7 USSR Individual Correspondence Championships and a lot of tournaments, where he was awarded with 260 merits, including 35 first and second prizes. He has published about 1200 compositions since 1924, mostly

German Grandmaster (1986). FIDE Senior trainer (2004), Champion of East Germany in 1985. A member of the German Senior team which won the World Team Championship in 2016. Best results: Leipzig 1986, 1-2nd; Halle 1981, 1-2nd; Budapest 1982, 1st; Olomouc 1982, 1-2nd; Eger 1985 , 1st; Budapest 1986, 1st; Portoroz-Ljubljana 1987, 1-2nd; Polanica-Zdroj 1987, 1st;