Kraai Jeese (1972)

U.S. Grandmaster (2007). Kraai has a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Heidelberg (GER) in 2001.

Best results: 1987 National Junior High School Championship, 1^st; Richardson IM 2008, 1^st; NJ Futurity 2009, 1^st; U.S. Open 2009, 1-5^th CalChess Labor Day Championships 2010, 1^st, 2010 California Class Open, 1^st, Far West Open 2010, 1^st; Evans Memorial 2014, 1^st; Western State Open 2015, 1^st; Edmonton invitational 2015, 1^st.

The author of Lisa: A Chess Novel in 2013.

Peak rating: 2527 in 2009.