Grabuzova Tatania (09.02.1967)

Russian Women Grandmaster (1993). Best results: Moscow Women championship 1997 and 2007, 1st; St. Petersburg Women open 2000, 1st; Keres Memorial Women 2006, 1st, Bykova Memorial 2008 open, 2-3rd. A participant in the 2001 Women World Championship. Best ELO: 2406 in 2002.

Galojan Lilit (17.06.1983)

Armenian International Master (2010) and Woman Grandmaster (2009). Armenian Women Champion in 2008 and 2009. Armenian U12 Champion in 1995, Armenian U14 Champion in 1997, Amernian U16 Champion in 1998 and Armenian U18 Champion in 1999. Best results: Fajr Women Open 2007, 1st. A participant in the 2008 and 2010 Women Olympiads, in the World

Dworakowska Joanna (21.10.1978)

Polish Women Grandmaster and International Master. Polish Women Champion in 1997, 1998 and 2001. Best results: World U20 (Girls) 1998, 2nd; Women Zonal 1999, 2nd. A participant in the 2000, 2001 and 2004 Women World championships, 2001 World Cup and since 1996 in the Women Olympiads. A member of the national women team which won

Corke Anya (12.09.1990)

English Women Grandmaster (2004) born in USA who was living for some years in Honk Kong then moved to England. Student. Hong Kong’s ever youngest national champion in 2004, 2005 and 2008, co-champion in 2006. Asian U14 champion in 2004, British U11 champion in 2002, U12 champion in 2003 and joint U14 champion in 2004.

Ciuksyte Dagne (01.01.1977)

English Woman Grandmaster (1997) and International Master (2006) born in Lithuania. Lithuanian Women Champion in 1994, 1996 and 2004. She has participated  in five Women Olympiads between 1994 and 2006 for Lithuania and one for England in 2008. In 2005 she was awarded a gold medal for the best women individual performance (board 1) at

Calzetta Ruiz Monica (29.11.1972)

Spanish Women Grandmaster (2003). Seven-times winner of the Spanish Women’s Championship. She has represented her country eight times at Olympiads in total (on board one at the last five Olympiads) and in five European Team Championships. Best ELO: 2386 in 2009.

Burtasova Anna (19.02.1987)

Russian Women Grandmaster (2009). Best results: 3rd Gema Intl Open U-2300 2006, 1st; 4th E.Bykova Memorial (RUS), 5th ; Russian Girls U20 2007, 5th; Kharkiv Intl Women 2006 and 2007, 1st. Best ELO: 2345 in 2008.

Botsari Anna Maria (05.10.1972)

Greek Woman Grandmaster and International Master. Six times Greek Women Champion. Silver medalist at the World U20 in 1991 and bronze medal in 1990. Best Greek chess women for more than a decade. Best results: Acropolis Women 2004, 3rd.. A participant in the 1991 and 1993 Interzonal (9th) and in the Women Olympiads since 1992.

Webb, Simon (10.06.1949 – 14.03.2005)

English International Master (1977) and Correspondence Grandmaster (1983). Author. Joint British U18 Champion in 1966, British Vice Champion in 1975 and once finished fourth in the European Junior Championship. He moved to live in Sweden where he played in several national championships and remained active as a correspondence player throughout his life. He also played

Timmerman, Gert Jan (15.04.1956)

Dutch Correspondence Grandmaster (1986) and OTB FIDE Master.  Fifteenth World Correspondence Champion (2001). Dutch Correspondence Champion in 1981 and 1983. Won also the ICCF World CUP V final B 1987-94, NBC-25 1991-94, FINJUB-30 GM 1991-96 and shared first in the Hans-Werner von Massow Memorial 2002. He placed 2nd= in a “champion of champions” tournament, the