Vadász László (21.01.1948)

Hungarian Grandmaster (1976). The third place in 1976 was his best result in the Hungarian Championships. A member of the national team which won the gold at the 1978 Olympiads. Best results: won or shared first at Vrnjacka Banja 1975, Budapest 1976, Subotica 1978, Bagneux 1978, Kiel, Zalaegerszeg, Esbjerg and Kilonia 1979. Peak rating: 2505

Leitao Rafael (28.12.1979)

Brazilian Grandmaster in 1998 and Correspondence Grandmaster in 2011. Brazilian Champion in 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2011, 2013 and 2014. World Champion U12 in 1991 and Vice-World Champion U10 in 1989, Panamerican Champion U10 in 1989, U16 in 1994, U16 in 1996 and U20 in 1995, Brazilian Champion U12 in 1990 and U20 in 1995

Atalik Suat (10.10.1964)

The first Turkish Grandmaster (1994). Graduated in Psychology. Coach. Turkish Youth Champion U13, U16 and U20. Turkish Champion in 1987, 1988 and 2007. Mediterranean Champion in 2007. Best results: Won or shared first at Budapest in 1992, Karize in 1994, Beijing Open in 1996, Hawaii in 1997, Chicago in 1997, Szeged in 1997, Ljubljana in

Lutsko Igor (06.04.1962)

Belarus Grandmaster (2004). Belarus Champion in 2005. Best results: Voronezh International Open 1988, 1st; Orel 2002 and 2003, 1st; Klaipeda 2006, 1st; Kulaga Memorial 2009, 2nd; Belarus championship semi-final 2013, 1st. Peak rating: 2527 in 2005.

Lugovoi Aleksei (05.03.1975)

Russian Grandmaster (1998). St Petersburg U20 champion several times. Graduate in social and historical philosophy from the university in St Petersburg 1997. Best results: winner in Budapest 1997 and Hoffnarfjordur 1998, shared first in Bolzano 1998 and Hamburg 2001, and second in Heart of Finland 1998 and 1999 and Petroff Memorial 2000, Gausdal Classic GM

Nogueiras Santiago José De Jésus (17.07.1959)

Cuban Grandmaster (1979). Cuban Champion or co-Champion in 1979, 1984, 1988, 1991, 1993 and 2000. He finished second at the Interzonal at Taxco in 1985. Best results: won or shared first at Havana 1981, Pinar del Rio and Manzanillo 1983, Santa Clara, Cienfuego in 1983 and 1984, Bayamo 1987, Najdorf 1991, Linares-Mexico 1993, Havana 1994, Torre

Ivanisevic Ivan (23.11.1977)

Serbian Grandmaster (2000). Yugoslav Champion in 1997 and Serbian Champion in 2008, 2009 and 2011. Best results: won or shared first in Lazarevac 1999, Badalona 2003, Ljubljana Open 2004, Kostic Memorial 2006 and 2010 (SRB), HIT Nova Gorica Open 2007, Kavala Open 2007, Bora Kostic Memorial 2010, Chemnitzer Turm Open (GER) 2011, 3rd Balkan Individual Championship

Lucena Lewis Ramirez De

A Spanish chess player from the end of the fifteenth to the beginning of the sixteenth centuries. Author of the book “Repeticion de Amores e Arte de Axedrez”, published no later than 1497, consisting of two parts, in which the first part does not concern the game of chess, but the second one is devoted

Lukacs Peter (09.07.1950)

Hungarian Grandmaster (1986). Coach, journalist, and theoretician. Hungarian Champion in 1980. Best results: winner in Pernik 1976, Budapest 1980, Balatonbereny 1982, Helsinki 1983, Bucharest 1983, Vrnjacka Banja 1985, Polanica Zdroj 1986, Havana 1986, Polanica Zdroj (shared 1986), Budapest 1987, Vienna 1988, Miskolc 1989, Montpellier 1991, Kecskemet 1991, Budapest FS 1996, Budapest FS 1998. For many

Liss Eran (02.07.1975)

Israeli Grandmaster (1995). Israel Champion in 1998. World U14 Champion in 1988. Equal first in the European U20 in 1995 and silver medalist at the World U16 in 1990. Israeli U10 in 1989 and 1993. Best results: Budapest FS04 in 1994 and FS06 in 1995, 1st; Politiken Cup (DEN) 1996, 2nd; Isle of Man 1997,