U.S. Grandmaster (1964) who won the 1960 U.S. Open and came 2nd in the U.S. Championships of 1959/60 and 1961/2, but who concentrated on his college teaching career (Philosophy professor) until he turned chess professional in the late 1960s. Co-U.S. championship winner with Pal Benko in 1967, Byrne finished in a three-way tie, with Samuel

English problemist. President of British Chess Problem Association (1947-1949). He has composed 450 orthodox problems in two or three moves. Editor of chess columns in The Observer (1919-1955),Morning Post (1931-1937). Author of Mate in Two Moves( 1931), Mate in Three Moves (1943), Chess for the Fun of it (1933), and Chess and its Stars (1936).

Dutch problemist. International Master for Chess Composition in 1968 , International Judge for Chess Compositions in 1964. He has composed 800 problems in two and three moves. Author of Schaak..maar raak (1969). Three hundred of his works were published by Bert Kieboom in the book300 Schaak Problemen van Jacobus Haring (1984). In 1990 he was awarded

Finnish problemist. Judge for Chess Compositions in 1957 and International Master for Chess Compositions in 1977. Honorary President of PCCC (1974-1986). Specialist in two and three-movers, he composed more than 1000 problems. Author of 100 ar Findlanska Miniatyrer (1984), 512 finländska miniatyrer (1992) and the famous Hannelius-theme still popular in two-movers.

Russian Women Grandmaster (1977) and Women Correspondence Grandmaster (1979). Women Correspondence World Champion (1984-1992) and Women Soviet Champion (OTB) in 1975. Soviet Honored Master of Sports (1990). Coach. Daughter of Sergey Belavenetz. She won also Moscow championship 1962 and Ozery Open in 1997. A member of the Women’s Soviet teams which won the first and

Austrian chess composer, International Arbiter for Chess Compositions 1956, a member of the Logical School in chess composition. Vice-president of PCCC (1957-68). He has published about 500 problems, mostly many-movers of logical style. Editor of the problem section of Deutsche Schachzeitung from 1932 until 1942.

Belgian International Master and Correspondence Grandmaster (1978). World Correspondence Vice Champion 1975-1978 behind Yakov Estrin. Boey won the Belgian championship in 1957, 1964, 1971 and shared first with Alberic O’Kelly in 1959. Boey won the Belgian championship in 1957, 1964, 1971 and shared first with Alberic O’Kelly in 1959. Also, he finished in second position in

French chess composer born in Odessa, International Arbiter for Chess Compositions (1957). Lawyer. He has published about 200 artistic studies and 25 problems, 20 of them were marked with first prizes in several competitions. Editor of the ending section of La Stategie, Bulletin de la FFE and Themes 64. Published in conjunction with Marcel Duchamp’s L’Opposition

Georgian chess composer, International Grandmaster for Chess Composition (1988) and International Arbiter for Chess Compositions (1956). Pseudonym: Grin.  He worked in all composition genres, but gave preference to the plans that lead to the modelmate. The Chairman of the Central Chess composition Commission (1945-50). Since 1924 he published about 600 problems and studies which 350

Italian problemist who was a member until 1917 of the prestigious Club of Good Companions. He published more than 400 problems in two-movers which 70 been published in the White’s book The Good Companion Two-Mover in 1922.