Estonian Grandmaster (2006). Second best Estonian player in 2011. Kanep was the Champion of Estonia 2004, 2005 and 2007. He has also been a participant in the Olympiads since 2002. Best results: Heart of Finland Open 2004 and 2007, 1st-4th; Keres Memorial (A) Rapid 2005, 1st and Keres Memorial (B) Rapid 2007, 1st, Estonia championship 2010,

Romanian Woman Grandmaster. Romanian Women Champion in 1992 and 2010. World Girls U16 vice champion in 1988, World Girls U18 vice champion in 1989 and World Girls U20 vice champion in 1992. Best results: Bucharest 1991, 1992 and 1993, 1st; Marseille 2006, 1-3rd; Maria Albulet Memorial 2011, 1st. A participant in eleven Women’s Olympiads between

U.S. International Master (1967) born in Argentina but played nearly all his chess career under the banner of Puerto Rico. Kaplan graduated in Mathematics and was a computer programmer.  World Junior Champion in 1967. Best results: winner of Carroll Capps Memorial 1971. A participant in the Olympiads in 1966, 1968, 1970 and 1972. The author

Israeli International Master (2004) and Woman Grandmaster (1994) born in Ukraine. Klinova studied Philology Israeli Women’s Champion 1992 and 1993 and 2010, and the Ukrainian U20 Champion.   She immigrated to Israel in 1991 but since 2000 she has been living between Odessa and Brussels. Best results: winner of Dresden Zonal 1997 and Stockholm 1999.

Czech Grandmaster (2004). Czech U18 Champion in 1996 and Czech U20 Champion in 1998. Kalod was a member of the national team in the Mitropa Cup between 1998 and 2006 and a participant in the 2006 Olympiad. Best results: Aschach an der Donau 1999, 1st; Passau 2000, 1st; Böblingen 2000, 1-4th; Tampere 2002, 1-4th; Memorial

Russian-born German Grandmaster (1997) and coach. German Champion in 2016. Best results: Dreseden 1985 and 1987, 1st; Rostock 1989, 1st, Warsaw 1989, 1st; Budapest FS GM 1996, 1st; Berlin championship 2002, 1st; Le Touquet 2001, 1-2nd; Aploda Open 2001, 1st; Staufer (GER) 1995 and 1998, 1st ; Unicorn Open 2002, 1st; Travermuende 2004, 1st ;

Polish Grandmaster (1996). World U14 Champion in 1991, World U12 Champion in 1989. Kaminski was European Junior silver medalist in 1993 and many times Polish Youth Champion. He is a former student of Dallas University, Texas USA. As a participant in few Olympiads and European Team Championships, he won two Olympic bronze medals, on sixth

Russian Grandmaster born in Belarus. Kalinin’s best achievement was his victory at Mulhouse in 2003. Retired from international chess since 2005, he had released recently few opening analyses on DVDs. The author of Koningsindische Verteidigung (1999), Sicilianische Verteidigung (2003), Franzosisch/French Defence (on DVD 2004),1. …Sc6!? / 1. …Nc6!? (on DVD 2005), Slawische Verteidigung / Slav

Armenian International Master (1950) born in Tbilisi. Civil engineer. International Judge for Chess Compositions (1956) and International Master for Chess Compositions (1960). He was the Armenian Champion ten times between 1934 and 1956 and played in four USSR Championships between 1931 and 1952. Kasparian was a superb endgame and problem composer, he published around 600 studies

Hungarian Grandmaster (1995), International Arbiter (1993), FIDE Senior Trainer (2005), PR Director of the Hungarian chess federation (2005-2010), columnist, and coach. Kallai was a member of the Hungarian team at the World U26 in 1981. Second of GM Zoltán Ribli (1983-1986), between 1980-1994 he was one of the coaches of Zsuzsa Polgár. Coach of the Hungarian