Algerian chess amateur. Studied economics and worked in airline and airport management. He has played football in top league in Algeria and was a cross-country athlete. President of the Algerian Chess Federation (1985-1993). FIDE Zonal President (1986-1990). Organiser of African Zonals (1987-1988). FIDE Executive Board Member (1990-1994). Continental President for Africa (1994-2002). FIDE Auditor and

Scottish Master and professional soldier in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, serving in Ireland. In 1863 he went to America, enlisted in the Northern side in the Civil War, and achieved the rank of Captain in charge of a black regiment. He rejoined the army in 1864 to fight with distinction in three battles, after

French International Arbiter. President of the French Chess Federation (1989-2004), FIDE Zonal President (1998-2003), FIDE Delegate (1994-2002), Chief Editor of Echec et Mat (1994-2004). Teacher and organizer.                                                        

A native Nonantola, near Modena, one of three talented Italian players (the others were Ercole del Rio and Ponziani) who made up the Modena School. Lolli published a comprehensive work of some 632 large pages, “Osservazioni Teoretico – Pratiche sopra il giuoco degli scacchi” (Modena, 1763), in which he dealt with everything that was known

Dr. Lim was a chess master and three times chess champion of Singapore (1949, 1960 and 1968). General Secretary-General of FIDE from 1982 to 1988, he ruled the World Chess Federation with an iron fist. Medical Doctor. Dr. Lim was dean of the medical faculty at the University of Singapore and headed what became the

January England. The Hastings International Congress ended with a shared victory of C.H. Alexander ENG and D. Bronstein (USSR) with 6,5, followed by A. O’Kelly (BEL) with 5,5, A. Matanovic (YUG), F. Olafsson (ISL), Teschler GER and Tolush USSR with 4,5 points..… Finland. O. Kaila became the 21st Finnish champion with 8/11. Netherlands. The Dutch H.

English chess amateur. Stockbroker (1970-1988) and Director of the Capel-Cure-Myers Stock Brokers Capital Management. Chess collector. Director of Junior Chess for British Chess Federation 1978-1985, President of British Chess Federation 1985-1989, FIDE Delegate for British Chess Federation 1990-1996, Finance Director of the British Chess Federation 1990-1992, FIDE Treasurer 1996-2006, FIDE Executive Director 2006-2011. Honorary Life

English Academic and language professor. Author of De Ludis Orientalibus in 1694. He was the first person to establish beyond doubt that chess originated in India. Author of Mandragoria seu Historia Shahiludii (1694).

American educator, statesman and scientist.  Franklin was the author of the first American chess work The Morals of Chess (1779), published first in 1786 in the Colombian magazine.                                   Lady Howe playing Benjamin Franklin (1867) by Edward Harrison May

A leading member of the Modena School of theorists in Italy, Ercole del Rio was a lawyer by profession and was the first of his school to publish a work giving the principles and analytical pratice of the school. This was in 1750 and the book bore the title Sopra il giuoco degli Scacchi, Osservazioni