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Armenian GM (1997) coached by his father he studied many years with Vladimir Akopian. He died of a heart attack in Yerevan, he was only 28 year old. Champion of Armenia in 1999 and 2007. Five times Armenian Youth Champion U18. World Championships U-20 in 2000. Best results: Winner in Dubai in 2001, Minsk in 1998,

Spanish Grandmaster (2004) born in the USA. Spanish Champion in 2012 . Best results: 4th at Capablanca Memorial 2001, 4th, Ciutat de Cullera Magistal 2004, 1st-3rd; Malaga Open  2008, 1st-7th; Villa de Benidorm 2009, 1st-3rd; Andorra Open 2011, 2nd; Spanish championship 2013, 2-5th . A member of the Spanish team from 2002 till 2006. Peak

American Grandmaster (1977) born in Ukraine. FIDE Senior Trainer  (2004). Three times Ukrainian Champion, he participated 5 times in the USSR Championship with a third place as his best showing. He immigrated (defected) to the U.S. in 1979. After winning the New York Open, he quickly established himself as one of the best players in

Russian Grandmaster (emeritus-1983) and International Arbiter (1953). Engineer Hydraulic. Chairman of All-Union chess section 1954-1959, Chairman of the USSR Chess Federation 1959-1961. Coach of Vassily Smyslov in 1948. A chess journalist, he has a chess column in the newspaper Vechernaya Moskva between 1943 and 1964. Best results:  Leningrad Championship 1929, 3rd; 1931, 3rd; 1932, 2nd;

Russian Grandmaster and coach . Quadruple participant in the USSR Championship. Best results: Winner of the Leningrad championship in 1985 and 1989, Munich 1991, Altenstein 1991, Porce 1991, Kecskemet 1992, Berlin 1992, Sochi 1993 and took silver at the Alekhine Memorial at Moscow in 1992. Among the players trained by Aseev were Maya Chiburdanidze, Andrei

American Woman Grandmaster (1977) and FIDE Instructor (2010), born in Russia. In 1986 she became the challenger of the Women World Champion Maya Chiburdanidze, losing the contest 8½-5½. US Women co-Champion in 1993. In 1988, she eloped with American IM John Donaldson while playing the chess Olympiads in Greece. Best results: Interzonal 1976, 1st; beat Tatnia Lematchko

English Grandmaster (1995) European Senior Champion in 2014, World Senior Vice Champion in 2014 (tied for first ),  BCF Rapidplay Champion 2002. British Champion in 2008. Best results: Winner or shared first at Nottingham Chessforce in 1986, Ostende Open in 1987, Hastings Challenger in 1994/95, White Rose (ENG) in 1999, Wrexham in 2002, Paignton in

Croatian Grandmaster (1992) living in Valencia, Spain. Musician, he is always travelling with his guitar. World Senior vice-champion in 2011. Best results: won or shared first in Bad Worishofen 1987, Andorra 1988, Bad Mergentheim 1989, Jaca 1990, Augburg and Ca’n Picafort 1991, Alcobendas 1993, Villa de Benasque Open 1999, Pablo Gorbea Memorial 2001, Nice Open

Russian Grandmaster (1990). Former coach of the Russian Women’s Team. Best results: won or shared first in the Rilton Cup in 2000-01, Gothenburg in 2000 and 2002 and in the Isle of Man Open in 2007. He was a member of the silver medal winning Russian team at the 1997 European Team Chess Championship.[1] Author

German Grandmaster (1989). German Champion in 1996, 1997 and Swiss Open Champion 1994.   Best results in international tournaments: World Junior 1988, 5th; Budapest 1988, 2nd; Dortmund 1989 II, 1st-2nd; Munich 1989, 4th-6th; Biel Open and Lucerne Open 1989, 1st -2nd; Hanover 1991, 1st; Bad Endbach 1995, 1st; Berlin Open 1995, 1st-3rd; Hamburg HSK 1996.