Bosnia and Herzegovina Grandmaster (2003). Best results: Split 1997, 1st; Kastav 2000, 2001 and 2002, 1st; Rijeka 2001, 3rd; Ajvatoviva 2001, 1st; Mediterranean Cup 2002, 2nd. A participant in the 1998 and 2002 Olympiads. Peak rating: 2524 in 2003.

Kazakh Woman Grandmaster (2014) and chess prodigy. World Girls U8 Champion in 2008 and the World Girls U12 Champion in 2011. Best results: World Junior 2013, 2nd; Brno Open 2013 , 1st; World Junior 2015, 3rd; Olso Open 2016, 3rd. A participant at the Women’s Olympiad in 2014 and 2016. Peak rating: 2405 in 2016.  

Russian Grandmaster (2007). World U20 Champion in 2010, World U10 Champion in 1999, World U12 Champion in 2001, Russian Champion in 2012, Russian U20 Champion in 2009 and 2010. Russian U14 Champion in 2001. Russian Blitz Champion in 2011 and European Blitz Champion in 2016. Best results: World Youth Stars in 2003, 3rd; World U14 2004,

Argentine Grandmaster (1960). Champion of Argentina in 1936, 1937 and 1940. Best results: Berlin BSG-B 1937, 2nd; Santiago 1940, 1st; San-Paolo 1941, 1st; Vina del Mar 1945, 1st; Barcelona 1946, 3-4rd; Mar del Plata 1949, 2nd; Remedios de Escalada 1949, 2nd; Enschede 1961, 1st; Chacabuco 1968, 1st. A participant to the Olympiads of 1937, 1939,

English Grandmaster born in Hungary. One of the strongest chess players and journalists at the end of 19th century, he was also a challenger for world title. Gunsberg came from a Hungarian Jewish family, who immigrated in 1863 to England. Since 1876 lived in England, London -world chess centre at that time where he could

Indian Grandmaster (2011) and Woman Grandmaster (2004). Asian Women Champion in 2011. Indian Women Champion in 2009. World Junior Champion in 2008, World U14 Champion in 2004 and World U18 Champion in 2006. Also Asian U10 and U12 Champion and Women’s Commonwealth Champion in 2006, 2007 and 2010. A participant at semi-finals of the Women’s

Vietnamese Grandmaster (2008) winner of the Vietnamese championship in 2009. Best results: First Saturday GM 2008, 1st; Singapore Master 2009, 2-3rd. A participant at the Bled Olympiad in 2002. Peak rating: 2509 in 2009

Israeli Grandmaster (2000) and coach born in Ukraine, he emigrated to Israel in 1990. World Champion U14 in 1994 and U16 in 1996. Co-Champion of Israel 2001. Best results: winner or shared first at Tel Aviv International 2000 and Winterthur Open 2002. Also World U14 in 1993, 4th; Baden Open 2000, Baden Open 2000, 2nd; Biel

Israeli Grandmaster (1980) born in Poland. Israeli Champion in 1982 and 1990. He is a deaf player. Best results: won or shared first at Netanya II 1977, Luzern 1979, Biel 1980, New York 1981, Dortmund 1984 (IX) Beersheva zonal 1985, World Open of Philadelphia 1985, 1-3st; Munich zonal 1987 (IX), 1-2nd; Rishon Le Ziyon GM 1992

Russian Woman Grandmaster (1989), International Master (1993). World Champion U16 in 1987 and U20 in 1988. Russian Women Champion in 1997, 2009 and 2010. Twice unfortunate finalist at the Women World Championship, in 1999 she lost the final match to Xi-Jun 8,5-6,5 and in 2006 to Xu Yuhua 2,5-0,5. As a member of the national