French/Canadian International Arbiter (1989), FIDE Master (1993), ICCF IM (2009). He studied Philosophy and Mathematics at the University of Toronto and also studied printing. He worked as a typographer during the 1980-90’s. He started directing tournaments at the age 16 during the Fischer boom and was on the staff of ‘Chess Canada’. An active organizer

Hungarian Grandmaster (2007) and Woman Grandmaster (2000) born in Vietnam who won the 1998 World Girls U20 Championship and the 2011 Women Rapid European Championship. Graduated in Economy. World best-rated girls U20 in 2000, she was ranked 9th best women in 2006. Best results: 2-4th World Girls U12 in 1992, 2nd World Girls U14 in

American player which gained reputation following his original analysis like 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. f3. Armand was a very good violinist and pianist, a chess expert, and a charter member of the Chess, Checkers and Whist Club of New Orleans. In 1882, in the July issue of Brentanos Chess Monthly, he introduced

English player. He was one of the top six players in the world for more than 20 years. He learned to play chess in 1860 being inspired by Paul Morphy’s experience. In 1862 he entered the London International Tournament- first round-robin tournament in chess history and defeated Wilhelm Steinitz in their individual game. Blackburne finished

Soviet chess player and chess theorist, Master of USSR Sports. Engineer-electrician. From 1930, in Moscow, he became one of the strongest chess players of the country. Best results: Moscow Championships of 1932 , 1st-3rd and 1937-1938, 1st-2nd. A participant in several USSR Championships, best result: 3rd in 1939. While fighting in the Soviet Army during

A Soviet chess composer. Since 1941, has published more than 360 compositions of different genres, mostly two- and three-movers.

An American problem composer who was W. Shinkman’s nephew. He composed more than 1200 problems in 3 and more moves. E. Holladay published 200 of his compositions in Wurzburg Artistry (1974).

American chess composer, a theorist, an author and a public figure. He composed his first problem in 1891. Having collecting the largest number of the two-and three- movers (more than 250,000), he published in the period of 1905-36, on the basis of his collection, the so-called Christmas series with a total number of 44 volumes

One of the leading Dutch chess players in the 1920s-30s. Chess composer and journalist. He took part in four Olympiads, being a member of the Dutch national team from 1927 to 1931. In 1930, he won the International Tournament of Amsterdam, ahead of Max Euwe and Rudolf Spielman. He is the author of the first

US International Master (1958) and Grandmaster for Chess Compositions ( the first in US) born in Yugoslavia. Emmigrate to the United States in 1963 he finished a doctorate in metallurgy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology He moved then to Ohio and worked as a chief scientist for General Electric. He played for Yugoslavia which