German Grandmaster (2003). German U13 champion in 1993. Best results: Stuttgart 1998, 1st; German championship in 2001 and 2003, 2-3rd ; Bermuda Open 2002, 1-3rd ; Hamburg championship 2002, 2-4th; Amsterdam Lost Boys Open 2002, 2-4th and Dos Hermanas Open 2006, 1-2nd. Peak rating: 2516 in 2003.

Ukrainian Grandmaster in Chess Composition (1975) and IJC (1956), he worked in all orthodox genres with equal success. In 1955-1975 he was one of the leading problem solvers. Bron has published more than 500 problems. His best works were collected in the complete works “Collected etudes and tasks.” (Moscow, 1969). He was one of the

Russian Correspondence Grandmaster (1985), International Arbiter (1994), Honoured Coach of the Russian Federation 1987. Doctor of pedagogical science, Professor. Nesis won the Correspondence World Cup of 1971-83, the Paul Keres Memorial International Tournament in 1982-86, and the Von Massow Memorial 1983-87. Former coach of the World Champions Alexander Khalifman, Konstantin Sakaev, Dimitry Komarov and many

 A leading member of the Czechoslovakian chess in the 30’s who gave his name to few lines of the Benoni Defense. Army officer. Czech Champion in 1913 and 1921 (joint). Best results: Cologne 1911, 2-5th; Vilnius II 1912, 1st; Vienna 1913, 1st; Baden 1912, 7-8th; Prague 1937, 5-6th. A participant in the Olympiads of Paris

American problemist who was specialized in two and three-movers. One of the precursors of the American composition. In 1941 Alan White published Frederick Gamage. An artist in Chess problem which contains 100 selected problems.  

German Grandmaster (1994) and coach. German Champion in 1993, 2002 and 2006. Professional since 1988. Luther was a member of the German national team which won a silver medal at the 2000 Olympiad. In 2011, he won the first World Chess Games for Disabled with a perfect score of 7 out of 7. Best results: winner in

Israeli-U.S. Grandmaster in Solving Chess (2002), World Champion in Solving Chess (1996). Four-times World Team Solving Champion with the Israeli national team. A four-times World Team Solving Champion with the Israeli national team. A Ph.D in Mathematics at 20 years old, he is a Professor in Mathematics at Harvard University (USA).    

Dutch Correspondence Grandmaster (1993). Chess Patron. He is living in Monaco where he has established the Max Euwe Chess Association. World Chess Correspondence Champion in 2005 and 2008. Van Oosterom was the generous sponsor of the Melody Amber Tournaments between 1992-2011, the Mini Olympiad Tournaments and Ladies vs Veterans. His first big success was becoming

 American International Master (1950), International Arbiter (1951) who owned and edited the leading US chess magazine Chess Review (founded by Kashdan) from 1933 to 1969 He edited the New York Times chess column for 10 years and wrote quite a number of chess books. Horowitz’s main contributions to American chess was his consistently high scoring

English Grandmaster (1995). Silver medalist at the European U20 in 1985. Best results: Won St. Ingbert Open 1987, Oakham in 1988, Wuerzburg 1988, Yaroslav 1990 and Wrexham in 1995. The author of Essential Chess Endings: The Tournament Player’s Guide (2000). Peak rating: 2525 in 1995. He doesn’t play since 1998.