Croatian Grandmaster (1985) born in Zagreb, professor of foreign languages, and journalist. FIDE Senior Trainer. World Senior Champion in 2009. Joint first Yugoslav Champion in 1985. Best results: Won or shared first at Biel 1975, Athens 1977, Val Thorens 1981, Opatija and Caorle 1984, Kavala Zonal in 1985, San Bernardino 1987 and 1988, Bern 1988, Zagreb

Russian Grandmaster (2000). International Arbiter (2001). World Senior Champion in 2000. Russian Champion in 1990, Russian Senior Champion in 2010. First equal at the World Senior Championship 1997. Second equal at the World Senior Championship 1998 an equal third at the World Senior Championship in 2003. Best results: Won or shared first at Varna 1984,

A Polish-born player who settled in Paris around 1890. Best results: Vienna 1898, 3rd; London 1899, 2nd; Monte Carlo 1901, 1st; Monte Carlo 1902, 3rd; Hanover 1902, 1st; Cambridge Springs 1904, 2nd; Ostende 1905, 2nd;; Barmen 1905, 5th; Atlantic city 1921, 1st. In matches, he played few times the World Champion Emanuel Lasker: he drew  2-2 in

Dutch International Arbiter, organizer and chess collector. Chairman of the FIDE Arbiters Commission (1990-1994), Chairman of the FIDE Rules Commission (1994-2014). Studied mathematics and was a teacher at the High School of Nijmegen from 1961 to 1985. Chief arbiter in tournaments, among others: Interpolis Tournament in Tilburg (1983 to 1994), S.W.I.F.T. Tournament in Brussels (1986 to 1988),

Romanian International Master (2014) and Women Grandmaster (2006) born in Romania and living in the Netherlands. World U10 Champion (girls) in 1995 and European U18 Champion (girls) in 2002. Graduated cum laude the Al.I.Cuza University Iasi, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences. She won 12 titles of Romania (all categories). She married to the Dutch GM

Israeli Woman Grandmaster (1976). Kushnir was born in Russia and is one of the most successful post-war women players. In the 1970’s, she was the only one apart from Nona Gaprindashvili to compete against men with any success. She was the winner of the Women’s Candidates three times, but on each final match, she was beaten

Armenian Grandmaster (2010). Best results: Kharkov CC 2003, 2nd; Kharkov Femida GM 2005, 1st; Suetin Memorial 2006, 1-2nd; Donskoj MI 2007, 1st; Khakov rating tournament 2008, 1st. Peak rating: 2504 in 2009. He is not active since 2014.

Hungarian Grandmaster and Women’s Grandmaster (1988). The best ever female player in chess. World Champion U12 in 1988,  and Hungarian Champion (men) in 1991. From 1989 until 2014, she was the number 1 woman player in the world for an unbroken period of over 26 years. A member of the Hungarian women’s team that won the

Belgian Grandmaster (1986) born in Ukraine who immigrated to Belgium in 1991 when he was the 6th best world rated player. Soviet Champion in 1985, Belgian champion in 2002, Turkish champion in 2006 and 2008. Gurevich was a member of the Soviet team which won the Gold at the World Team Championship in 1989, a member

Bermuda chess amateur born in England, M.A. in History and is the owner of a company which specialises in corporate administration, investment banking and other financial services. Freeman has been the President of the Bermuda Chess Federation since 1990, FIDE Treasurer (2006-2014) and FIDE Executive Director since the end of 2011. He was also the organiser