German Grandmaster (1986). Vice West German champion in 1987. Best results: Rybnitza 1979, 1st-5th; Dortmund 1980, 1st-3rd; Berlin 1984, 2nd; Beer Sheva (zonal) 1985, 2nd-3rd; 1-2, 1, Budapest 1985, 2nd; 86, 87, New York Manhattan 1985, 2nd-3rd; Wuppertal 1986, 2nd; Polanica Zdroj 1986, 3rd; Portz 1992, 2nd; Dortmund Open 1991, 3rd; Nettetal 1994, Bad Ragaz

Croatian Grandmaster (1988) living in England. Writer. Best results: Shumen 1984, 2nd-3rd; Pleven 1987, 1st-2nd; Asenovgrad 1987, 1st; Badahos 1987, 1st-2nd; Sarajevo 1988, 1st-3rd; Obervart 1988, 1st-4th; West Berlin 1988, 1st-11th; Banesque Open 1990, Aberdeen Open 1996, Hastings 1995-96, Zadar Open 1997, Kilkenny 1998, Coulsdon 1999, Redbus KO 1999 and 2002. A participant in five

Israeli Grandmaster (2011). Best results: winner at Styrian Open 2014; Jerusalem GM 2015; Kfar Saba 2015; Maccabiah Championship GM 2017. A member of the national team at the 2016 Olympiad. Peak rating: 2560 in 2016.  

Ecuadorian International Master and Woman Grandmaster, and International Organizer born in the USA. FIDE Vice president (2014-). American Continental Women’s Chess Championship in 2009. The Ecuador’s strongest female chess player for many years, Best results: twice the winner of the Pan American Under-18 Girls Championship (in 1994 and 1995) and three times the Pan American Under-20 Girls Championship (in 1995,

Australian International Master (1987) born in England and living in Australia since 2000, after a few years in Brussels. Author and columnist. Australian Champion 2003. Best results: winner of Natwest Youth Master 1987, Lloyds Bank Masters 1988 and Oceania Zonal 2005, Trundle Masters in Auckland 2012 and 2016, NZ South Island Championships 2012 and 2016. A participant in the

Hungarian Grandmaster (1950) born in Moscow, journalist, coach, and writer. In 1913 his family moved from Moscow to Hungary and he lived in Budapest from the age of 2. Lilienthal became interested in chess at 16. From 1930 he participated in international tournaments and shared the 4-5 places in Paris and won the tournament in

Norwegian Grandmaster (2005). Norwegian U16 champion in 1994. Norwegian Champion 2009 and 2010. Best results: Won or shared first at the Norwegian U18 championship 1998, Norwegian Open in 2000, Troll Masters 2002, Gausdal Master 2002, Norwegian Open 2006, Gausdal Bygger 2006. Lie was second of Magnus Carlsen in the World Candidates and in World Cup

Israeli Grandmaster (1965) born in Moscow who emigrated to Israel in 1973. Graduated from an engineering college and claimed never to have been a professional chess player, which is rather surprising in view of his impressive list of achievements. Best results: Winner of the Israeli championship in 1974, Venice 1975 and Lone Pine 1979. Liberzon

French Correspondence Grandmaster. Nineteenth ICCF World Champion (2004-06). French CC Champion three times in a row in the 1990s. Leotard is also an OTB player. In 2006 he was ranked the seventeenth world ICCF player, and his ICCF rating was 2674.

French chess author, Honorary President of the Scientific Writers of France. Editor of the magazine Les Cahiers de l’Echiquier Français 1933-37 and of the chess department of the monthly scientific magazine Pour la Science, the leading player of the chess column of the weekly magazine Vu, author of the Chess Dictionary (1967). A chemist by