German Grandmaster (2003). Teacher in English and History. European U16 Champion in 1996. German U15 Champion in 1995. Also equal second at the World and European U18 in 1998. Best results: winner or shared first at the Israeli Open championship 2001, US Open 2001, Untergrombach Open 2003, Bad Wiesee 2003. Also 2nd at the Elekes

Montenegrin Grandmaster (2005). The winner of seven Montenegro chess championships, Serbian Champion in 2004. Serbian U20 Champion in 2001. Best results: Youth championship of Serbia 2003, 2nd; Obrenovac 2003, 1st; Ciocaltea Memorial 2001, 1st; Vidmar Memorial 2005, 2nd-3rd; Batricevic Memorial (MNE) 2009, 1st; Zenica 2014,  1st Peak rating: 2567 in 2015.

Dutch International Master (1975), writer, chess columnist and well-known chess commentator at Tata Steel. In 1988, he established a world record by playing simultaneously 560 opponents in 24 hours with a winning percentage of 94%. Dutch Youth Champion 1968, Dutch Rapid Chess Champion in 1988, Dutch Senior Champion in 2010. Best results: IBM Group B 1973,

Czech Grandmaster (1950), a leading Czech player and chess composer in the early years of the 20th century. Duras won the Czechoslovakian championship thrice (1905, 1907 and 1909) and he also tied for first in the German Championship of 1912. Best results: at Nuremberg 1906, 2nd; Vienna 1907, 2nd;   Hamburg 1910, 2nd; Prague 1908,

Welsh International Master (1978), correspondence player, writer and philosopher. He is currently Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield, England. Welsh Champion in 1973, British Champion 1974 and 1977, Best results: Won Welsh championship in 1973, British Championship 1974 and 1977, Birmingham 1977, Manchester 1979, London 1980. A participant in the 1976 Olympiad.

US International Master (1983). Coach, author and journalist. He has a BA in history from the University of Washington. He was the Captain of the U.S. Chess Olympic team which won the 2016 Olympiad. Best result: 2nd at the World Open in 1998. John edited Northwest Chess from 1983 to 1984, The Players Chess News

Dutch Grandmaster (1959), author and journalist. Dutch Championships in 1954, 1957, and 1958.He was the winner of the Dutch Championships of 1954, 1957, 1958. Best results: Beverwijk II in 1948 and 1949, 1st; Beverwijk 1958, 1st; Beverwijk 1963, 1st; Amsterdam 1965, 1st; Venice 1967,1st; in the strong event at Leiden in 1970, 2nd. A participant

Russian Grandmaster (1982) and FIDE Trainer. World Junior Champion in 1978, vice European Junior Champion in 1979.  A participant at 5 USSR championships with a victory in 1979. Best results: winner or share first at Amsterdam 1979, Bucharest and Kralove 1981, Frunze 1983, Barcelona 1983 and a fine one in Tallinn in 1985. He also

American Woman Grandmaster (1977) born in Russia who during the 1988 Olympiad in Salonika, Greece, she eloped with the captain of the American team, John Donaldson to settled in Seattle. Soviet Woman Champion in 1978 and 1986, US Woman Champion in 1990, 1993 and 1994. She lost the women world-title match to Maya Chiburdanidze in 1986.

Serbian Grandmaster (2000). General Secretary of the IPCA and chess organizer. Best results: Dortmund C 1990, 2nd; Sonnevanck-Wijk aan Zee 1998, 1st; Clichy IM 1998, 1st; Jesolo Open 1999, 1st; Svolta Open and 1st; Milano 2000, 1st; Milan 2004,1st; Trieste Open 2004, 2nd; Bergamo 2005, 1st; Djakovo Open 2006,1st; Ivan Cvitanovic Memorial (CRO) 2008, 1st;