Romanian Correspondence, Grandmaster (1982), Honorary Member of ICCF (1985), former first Vice President and General Secretary of ICCF. Gold Medalist Bertl von Massow.  International Arbiter (1969). A chess composer who published around 50 problems and won 12 prizes won. A Memorial Tournament to commemorate his carrier is regularly organized since 2005.

Belarus Grandmaster (1992). Fedorov was Belarus Champion in 1993, 1995, 2005, 2008 and 2017. Best results: won or shared first at Moscow and St. Petersburg in 1996, Moscow 1998, Calcutta 1999, New Delhi Open 2006, 4th Parsvnath International Open Chess 2006, Aratovsky Memorial (RUS) 2007, ROMGAZ Open (ROM) 2008, Khazar International Cup (IRI) 2011 and Capelle

French Grandmaster (2000). Vice Champion of France in 1992. Best results: Pau IM 1989, 2nd; Herzliya 1998, 1st; Belfort GM 1998, 3rd; Masters 1999, 4th Gonfreville; Porto Open 2000, 3rd. A participant in the 1998 and 2000 Olympiads. Hauchard is the world record holder of the longest blitz game (5 minutes) simultaneous. He achieved the

French Grandmaster (1994) and coach born in Morocco. The first Arab or African who has reached 2600 ELO. Eleven times champion of Morocco. At 20 he moved to Montpellier, France where he finished business studies. French Champion in 2009 and 2013. Winner of most of all African and Arab tournaments (5) where he participated. In

Dutch chess composer, International Master for Chess Compositions in 1959, International Arbiter for Chess Composition in 1956. He composed under the pseudonym, S. Cardozo. Since 1917 has published about 950 two and three-movers problems and fairy problems, more than 400 of them were awarded with merits. Four hundred selected problems have been published by Niemeijer Twee

Swiss International Master (1971) and World Junior Champion in 1971. Swiss Champion in 1975. Best results: Winner in Zurich in 1975 and in Saint Jean de Monts in 1976. In Emmenbrücke, 11-12 May 1979, Hug succeeded in his attempt to break the simultaneous world record by playing 560 games (+385, =126, -49). Hug played some

Armenian Grandmaster (2008) and coach. Armenian Champion in 2010 and three-time champion of Armenia in different age groups (2004, 2006, 2007). Best results: European Rapid Championship 2006, 2nd; Belgorod Open 2nd; Fajr Open 2008, 2nd; Bansko Grand Chess Open 2010, 1st. A participant at the 2010 Olympiad. Peak rating: 2622 in 2011.

Indian Grandmaster (2001). World Junior Champion in 2004, World U10 champion in 1996, World U12 rapid Chess champion (1998), Asian Junior Champion in 2001, a Gold medallist at the Commonwealth championships in 2000 and 2003 (U18), Chess960 World Junior Champion in 2006. Second at the British championship in 2003. Best results: Won or shared first at

British International Master (1962), joint British Champion in 1954, a participant in the Olympiads of 1952, 1954, 1960 and 1962. A writer and a chess columnist in The Guardian, The Field, London Evening Standard and the Financial Times. The author of A Guide to Chess Opening (1954), The King’s Indian (with Hartston and Keene, 1973), An

British International Master (1973) and twice British Champion (1973, 1975). Best results: London Boy (Under-16) champion in 1962, Alicante 1973, Sarajevo 1976. especially good and consistent in his representation of England at the Olympiads. At A member of the English team at the Olympiads from 1966 and 1974. Hartston was a TV personality on BBC chess programs