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English Woman Grandmaster (1997) and International Master (2006) born in Lithuania. Lithuanian Women Champion in 1994, 1996 and 2004. She has participated  in five Women Olympiads between 1994 and 2006 for Lithuania and one for England in 2008. In 2005 she was awarded a gold medal for the best women individual performance (board 1) at

Spanish Women Grandmaster (2003). Seven-times winner of the Spanish Women’s Championship. She has represented her country eight times at Olympiads in total (on board one at the last five Olympiads) and in five European Team Championships. Best ELO: 2386 in 2009.

Russian Women Grandmaster (2009). Best results: 3rd Gema Intl Open U-2300 2006, 1st; 4th E.Bykova Memorial (RUS), 5th ; Russian Girls U20 2007, 5th; Kharkiv Intl Women 2006 and 2007, 1st. Best ELO: 2345 in 2008.

Greek Woman Grandmaster and International Master. Six times Greek Women Champion. Silver medalist at the World U20 in 1991 and bronze medal in 1990. Best Greek chess women for more than a decade. Best results: Acropolis Women 2004, 3rd.. A participant in the 1991 and 1993 Interzonal (9th) and in the Women Olympiads since 1992.

English International Master (1977) and Correspondence Grandmaster (1983). Author. Joint British U18 Champion in 1966, British Vice Champion in 1975 and once finished fourth in the European Junior Championship. He moved to live in Sweden where he played in several national championships and remained active as a correspondence player throughout his life. He also played

Dutch Correspondence Grandmaster (1986) and OTB FIDE Master.  Fifteenth World Correspondence Champion (2001). Dutch Correspondence Champion in 1981 and 1983. Won also the ICCF World CUP V final B 1987-94, NBC-25 1991-94, FINJUB-30 GM 1991-96 and shared first in the Hans-Werner von Massow Memorial 2002. He placed 2nd= in a “champion of champions” tournament, the

Danish Correspondence Grandmaster (1978), the 8th C.C. World Champion 1980 (on tiebreak), winner of the first ICCF European Championship 1971-1973. Best chess classical results: European Junior Champion 1963-64, Danish Junior Champion in 1962, winner of the Copenhagen championship in 1967. Danish championship 1971 and 1975, 3rd and Nordic Senior Champion in 2011.

Russian Correspondence Grandmaster (1984), World Correspondence Champion and by profession, a chemist. Retired, he is now managing a local chess club. He began playing postal chess in the late 1950s. By postal standards, he made quick progress, finishing second in the sixth USSR Correspondence Championship (1963-65). This result earned him the admission to the qualifying

Estonian Correspondence Grandmaster (1981). Twice ICCF World Champion in 1977-1981 and 1994-1999. Estonian U20 Champion in 1959, OTB vice champion of Estonia in 1967. A participant in the 1967 USSR Championship. Chess instructor and organizer.

Latvian Correspondence Grandmaster and OTB FIDE Master. He was the best rated correspondence player with 2715 in 1989 and 1990. A participant in the Thirteenth World Correspondence Championship Final.