Romanian International Master (1954). Romanian Champion in 1950, 1953, 1955 and 1958. A participant in the 1956 Olympiad.

Polish Grandmaster (2007). Polish U20 Champion in 2003 and vice-Polish U20 Champion in 2001. Academic Polish Champion in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Best results: European U18 championship 2000, 4th; European U20 championship 2001, 5th; Metz Open 2005, 2nd; Polish championship 2008, 2nd-4th; Lublin 2009, 1st; Belgrade Trophy 2009, 1st; Capelle la Grande 2010, 2nd-8th;

German correspondence player and a doctor of law. One of the best correspondence players at the end of the 1920’s, he won the international tournaments organized by IFSB in 1929, 1930 and 1931. Dyckhoff was top-board of the German team in the first CC Olympiad between 193 and 1939. The author of: Fernschach-Kurzschlüsse (1948).

U.S. Grandmaster (1987) born in Estonia who is living in the USA since the early 2000’s. Graduate in Psychology and author. Former FIDE Delegate and President of the Baltic Chess Zone. European Junior Champion 1982-83 and Pan American-Continental Championship 2008. Best results: winner at Zagreb Interzonal 1987, Tallinn, Vilnius, Belgrade and Clermont-Ferrand in 1989, Reggio Emilia

American Grandmaster (1986) born in Russia who emigrated to America in 1977. World U20 Champion in 1985. USCF President (1990-1993). Best results: Gausdal 1982, 1st; 1984 US Championship, 3rd; 5 in Dubai. New York Open 1985, 2nd; Clichy 1986-87, 2nd; 1987 US championship, 3rd; San Bernardino 1987, 1st; Philadelphia Open 1988, 1st; Long Beach 1989,

German player and author, he was specialized in unusual gambits called the Diemer Attack and Counterattack : 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3… Best results: winner or shared first at Baden Cup in 1951 and 1953. Swiss national tournament in Zurich 1952, Premier Reserve tourney at Beverwijk 1956, Open championship of Holland 1956, Rapperswil

Georgian Grandmaster (1984) and Women Grandmaster. World Women Champion (1978-1991). Maya began to play chess at the age of 6, she improved her chess skills at the Tbilisi Pioneer Palace under the coaching of Shishov.  In 1974 she got the title of the International Master having played at her first International tournament at Brasov without

Swiss International Master (1952). Swiss Champion in 1942 (joint),1943, 1945, 1948 and 1952. Senior Correspondence International Master. Best results: Hasting 1945/46, 9th. Swiss Senior Championship, 1st in 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1994. He was also the president of the Swiss chess federation between 1987 and 1991.

Dubois was a leading player of the 19th century in Italy. He was one of the pioneers of the theory of chess openings.  His early career coincided with the time when the Italian rules of chess differed from the ones in the other European countries. In 1845, Dubois played a number of friendly games against

Belarus Grandmaster (1995), the winner of 11 Belarus championship (from 1965 to 2006) in 1988 and in 2006, Vice-Senior World Champion in 2010. Belarus Coach of the Year in 2010. Best results: winner or shared first at the Baltic championship 1973 and 1974,  Rubinstein Memorial 1983, Sokolov Memorial 1987, Bratislava 1992, Minsk 1995, Cartak 2002, Swidnica 2003