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Chinese Grandmaster (2000). Asian Junior Champion in 1996. A participant in the Olympiads of 1998 and 2000. Best ELO: 2605 in 2000.

German chess composer. One of the founders of the New German (Logical) Chess Composition School. The co-author of the famous book «Das Indische Problem” (Potsdam, 1903).

A Spanish priest and later a bishop in Segura whose book Libro de la invención liberal y arte del juego del Axedrez was one of the first fundamental chess books in Europe, only after Pedro Damiano’s. He was born in Zafra near Badajoz, and he studied and lived in Salamanca. Ruy Lopez was considered by

Portuguese chess player at the beginning of the 16th century, an apothecary by profession. He was the author of the first popular chess book in Italian “Questo Libro e da imparare giocare a scachi et de li parti (probably Rome, 1512), which was reprinted in Italy 8 times until 1564. This book was translated into

US Woman Grandmaster (1999) born in the Ukraine. Moved to the US in 2002. US Women’s Champion in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011. Best results: Arrows Cup 2005, 1st; Bucharest 1994 and 1998, 1st. Coach. She is married to the German IGM Daniel Friedman. Best ELO: 2537 in 2011.

Russian Woman Grandmaster (1986). A coach. Moscow Champion of 1976, 1979 and 1984. Best results: Plovdiv 1977 and 1980, 1st-2nd and 1st; Belgrade 1981, 1st; Sochi 1981, 1985, 2nd; Orel 1995, 2nd; Rudenko Memorial 1996, 1st. A member of the Russian Women’s Team in the 1996 Women’s Olympiad. Best ELO: 2505 in 1979.

Chinese Woman Grandmaster. Chinese Women’s Champion in 1997, 1998, 2000-2001 She was just 12 years old when she tasted victory in the National Children’s Tournament then three years later in 1990, she won the World University Championship. She participated in the national team championships with great success in 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996

Hungarian Woman Grandmaster (1978) and International Arbiter and journalist. Hungarian Women Champion in 1973, 1977 and 1983. A participant in the Women’s Olympiads from 1966 until 1986, twice, she received a silver medal for the best results at board 2: in 1980, 10 points out of 13 and in 1982 with 10,5 out of 14.

Dutch Woman Grandmaster (1977) born in Romania. She has lived in the Netherlands since 1974. Romanian women champion six times in 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1973) and Dutch women champion five times in 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978 and 1979. Best results: winner and prize-holder in Belgrade 1966, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978; Hoogovens 1965, 1966

Slovakian Woman Grandmaster. Arab Women Champion in 1998. European U20 vice champion in 1995, European U18 vice champion in 1993. Asian Women vice champion in 1998. She was living for some time in Lebanon. Best results: First in WGM Rajeka 2003, WGM Malinska 2005, KRK (CRO) 2004 and 2005 and Aarhus 2010. A participant to