Indian Grandmaster (2008). Indian Champion 2011. World Junior Champion in 2008. Commonwealth Chess Champion in 2013, 2015 and 2016. In 2002, Gupta entered the Limca Book of Records after becoming the youngest National Junior Champion (under-19) champion at the age of 13 years and 10 days. At fifteen he became India’s youngest International Master, and at

English Grandmaster (1995), coach and author. Best results: Dury Lane London 1997, 1st; British championship 1997, 1-2nd; Harplinge 1998, 4th; London Staunton Memorial 2003, 3rd. A participant in 1999 European Team Champion and in the 2000 and 2002 Olympiads. The captain of the English team in 2002 and of the Women English team in 2004.

English Grandmaster (1989). Since the Autumn of 2006 Michael Adams has been writing a chess column in the Saturday Daily Telegraph. At the age of 17, he won the 1989 British Championship and became a Grandmaster winning, in the same year, the Iclicki’s Masters in London. He learnt chess at six and quickly became famous by

Argentine Grandmaster (1952) born in Austria. Eliskases could become one of the top players, but the Second World War broke his chess career. At the age of 16 Eliskases became the Austrian Champion. He succeeded as a very young man in winning four matches against experienced grandmasters: Rudolf Spielmann in 1932 (+3 – 2=5), again

Russian Grandmaster (1990). The 10th world rated player in July 1993. who finished third in the 58th USSR Chess Championship. He was one of the official seconds of World Champion Anatoly Karpov for 9 years (1987-1996). Best results: winner or shared first at  US Open 1989, Frankfurt, Linz 1990, Bern and Brno 1991, Geneva and

Hungarian Grandmaster (2007). Hungarian Champion in 2011, World U14 Champion in 2001 and Hungarian U18 Champion in 2004. Best results: Zalakaros Open 2006, 1-4th; Budapest FS06  2007, 1st; Open championship of Hungary 2008, 2nd; Neckar Open 2008, 2-10th; Hungarian championship 2009, 4-6th; Berlin GM 2009, 1st; Balaton Open 2009, 1-4th; Gibraltar Open 2011, 4-17th; Zalakaros

British player and accountant who was strong enough to be invited at the Great London Tournament of 1851. He didn’t participate too many tournaments but played few  matches against top players without too much success: Wilhelm Steinitz in 1867 (+6-7=6), Joseph Henry Blackburne in 1884 (+1-4=0), Emanuel Lasker in 1890 (+2-7=3) and again in 1892 (+0-5=0).

French businessman, problemist and the president of the French Chess Federation (1932-1954), International Arbiter (1952) and International Judge for chess composition(1957). Biscay has composed and published few hundred problems and was the French Solving Chess Champion in 1926 and 1926.  

Swiss International Master who was Swiss Champion in 1966. Winner of two Swiss Cup tournaments. A participant in 10 Olympiad between 1952 until 1982. At the 1954 Olympiad, he was awarded a silver medal for the second best performance at board 4. Best results: Zagreb Junior Tournament, 1st with B. Larsen;  Biel Open 1968, 1st. Peak