Russian International Master (1950). One of the strongest players in Kiev of the early 1900s, by winning four-time the Kiev championship (1900, 1902, 1903, and 1906) . Best results: Moscow championship 2007; St. Petersburg championship in 1910, 1st;  Uzbekistan championship 1931, 1st. In 1910, he drew a match with Frank Marshall 3-3. Duz-Khotimirsky is known

The first Georgian Master and International Master (1950). An author. and an Engineer. He was 5th in the 1937 USSR Championship. Champion of Tbilisi in 1927, 1930, 1932 and Champion of Georgia of 1928. Player of positional style, especially strong in defence and counterattack. For two decades memorial tournaments were organized occasionally in Georgia.

Spanish Grandmaster (1999).  FIDE Senior trainer (2010). Spanish Champion in 1985. Technical director of the Spanish chess federation from 1997 untill 2003. Best results: Banesque Open 1982, 1st; Andorra zt. 1987, 1st; Albacete Open 1989, 1st; Dos Hermanas 1992, 3rd; Zaragoza Open 1993, 2nd; Leon 1994,  3rd;.A participant in the 1987 Szirak Interzonal and in

Serbian Grandmaster (1982). Silver medalist with the Yugoslavian team at the European Team Championship in 1983 and 1989. Best results: Pernik 1976, 2nd;Biel 1976,2nd-3rd;Belgrade 1977, 1st-2nd;Vrnjacka Banja 1979, 81, 1st and 2nd;Ljubliana 1981, 1st;Pamporovo 1981, 1st-3rd;Montreal 1983,2nd;Kam 1984, 1st-2nd;Hastings 1984/85, 1st-3rd;Formia 1994 and 1995, 1st;Montpellier 1997, 1st;Australia Open 2000, 1st;Catania Open 2001, 1st;Lucca Open 2003,

Dutch Master who had his peak from 1920 to 1930 by finishing twice second  behind Max Euwe at the Dutch championship in 1921 and in 1924. Best results: Scheveningen in 1923, 6th; Amsterdam in 1925, 1st; Livorno 1926, 2nd; Spa in 1926, 8th; Utrecht 1927, 2nd (Quadrangular, Euwe won); shared 1st with Hartingsvelt at Amsterdam

Russian Master, he is regarded as the founder of Russian chess school. His first participations in a serious chess event came during the period of 1874/75 at the St Petersburg handicap tournament where he took the third place behind E. Schiffers and Schumov. He gained the fame of the strongest Russian player having won the

Indian Grandmaster (2006). Silver medallist at the Asian U18 in 2004. Best results: Indian championship 2006 and 2008, 4th; Commonwealth championship 2008, 4th; National B championship, 2ndAsian Zone 3.2 championship 2009, 3rd-4th; Paris championship 2009, 3rd-4th; National Challenger Open 2013, 2-7th; Commonwealth championship 2015, 4th; Sivakasi Open 2015, 1st; Commonwealth championship 2016, 3-11th A member of

Dutch Grandmaster (2000). European U18 Champion in 1998 and U20 in 1999.  Dutch Champion U10 and U16 in 1994. He doesn’t play international event since 2013. Best results: Dieren Open 1999, 3rd;  Dutc h Championship 2000, 6th; Essent Open 2003, 2nd-5th; San Domingo Open 2003, 1st-6th. Best ELO: 2511 in 2000.

Hungarian International Master (1950) and International Arbiter (1951). Professor of Philosophy and a languages teacher After World War I, he moved to Yugoslavia and represented that country in the 1927, 1931, and 1936 chess olympiads. Hungarian Champion in 1913 ahead of Gyula Breyer and Richard Reti. The President of the Hungarian Chess Federation (1951-1956). Author

French Grandmaster (1978) born in Ukraine who emigrated to France in 1990. FIDE Senior Trainer (2004). USSR Champion in 1977 (joint with Boris Gulko) and French Champion in 1998. Best results: winner or shared first at Moscow 1978, Jakarta 1979, Zamardi 1980, New Delhi 1982, Warsaw 1983, Lvov 1984, Sarajevo and Budapest 1988, Cannes Open,