Serbian Grandmaster (2007). Best results: Sanic Memorial (SCG) 2001, 4th;  Novi Becej Open 2005,1st; Sozina Open 2006, 3rd; Serbian Championship 2006, 2nd-5th; Mionica (SCG) 2006, 1st; Dubrovnik Open 2008, 2nd; Central Serbia Championship 2009, 1st; Torneo Internacional Hotel Avd. de Canarias 2009 (ESP), 1st; Central Serbia Championship 2014, 1st; Villach Open 2014, 1st Peak rating:

Chinese Grandmaster (1999), he became China’s 10th Grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 10 months, 13 days, at the time the youngest in history. Chinese Champion 2004 and co-champion in 2002. Bronze medalist at the Asian Individual Championship in 2011. A member of the Chinese team who collected a gold medal at the World Team

Soviet Women Grandmaster (1976), International Master (1953) and the third Women World Champion. Honored Master of Sports, economist and journalist. At the age of 12, Bykova moved to Moscow with her older brother. Two years later she began to participate in chess events. In the period 1938-1952, she won six times the Moscow championship and

French Grandmaster (1975) born in Kazakhstan. FIDE trainer. Graduated in computer sciences and mathematics. Living in France since 1990. Coach and journalist. World Senior Champion in 2010, 2013 and 2014 (+65). French Champion in 1997 and was twice runner-up (1996 and 2001). He has coached L. Psakhis (1980-82), J. Lautier and the French national team in

German International Master (2005), Vice President of FIDE (2014), President of the German chess federation (2011). Teacher in physics and mathematics and chess historian. Best results: Dahne Cup in 1976 and few times the championship of Saarland. Peak ratings: 2413 in 2005.  

January Bermuda. At the GM Tournament in the Fourways Inn, Giovanni Vescovi won with 7/10. Boris Gelfand finished at the second place with 6.5/10. Brazil. The Copa Itaú in São Paulo was won by Gilberto Milos with 7.5/9 points. Croatia. Robert Zelcic won the 10th Open Bosnjaci with 6/9. England. At the Hastings Premier, Jonathan Rowson won with 6/9 ahead

Soviet player born in Belarus, chess theorist and writer. A lawyer. Made a great contribution to the opening theory with deep analysis published in Soviet chess magazines. He was the initiator of the Blumenfeld Gambit (E10). One of the first who began to study the psychology of chess game. He received a doctorate for a

Ukrainian chess composer, International Master 1979, International Judge of Chess Compositions in 1966. The author of many books about compositions. A Participant in 7 USSR Individual Correspondence Championships and a lot of tournaments, where he was awarded with 260 merits, including 35 first and second prizes. He has published about 1200 compositions since 1924, mostly

German Grandmaster (1986). FIDE Senior trainer (2004), Champion of East Germany in 1985. A member of the German Senior team which won the World Team Championship in 2016. Best results: Leipzig 1986, 1-2nd; Halle 1981, 1-2nd; Budapest 1982, 1st; Olomouc 1982, 1-2nd; Eger 1985 , 1st; Budapest 1986, 1st; Portoroz-Ljubljana 1987, 1-2nd; Polanica-Zdroj 1987, 1st;

  January Cuba. The play-off match for Cuban championship title 1957 was won by Jimenez who beat Gonzalez with a score 12-8. England. The Hastings tournament was held in December 1957-January 1958. The Premier Tournament was won convincingly by P. Keres (USSR) who scored 7,5 points. S. Gligoric (YUG) was the second with 6,5 points,