American Correspondence Grandmaster (1968). He has been a principal research computer scientist in computer science at Carnegie-Mellon University since 1974. He was the first US Correspondence Grandmaster. In 1979 he designed a backgammon-playing computer program that beat the world backgammon champion. World Correspondence Chess Champion from 1968-1972 and was inducted into the US Chess Hall

Soviet player, analyst and composer of endgame studies, mathematics teacher. During the 1920s he won the Moscow championships three times in 1921, 1922, 1923-4, and again in 1923 by defeating Vasily Panov after tie-break (+6=3 – 3). A participant in all 6 USSR championships between 1920 and 1929, his best achievement was equal 5th in

Hungarian International Master (1956) and doctor. Best results: Hungarian Championships of 1954 and 1955, 3-4th and 5th; also Smederevska Polanka 1956, 1st-2nd; Reggio Emilia in 1959/1960, 2nd. A member of the Hungarian team which participated in the Olympiad of 1956, where he was awarded a bronze medal for the third best individual result with 6½

Ukraine International Judge for Chess Compositions (1956) and International Master for Chess Composition (1969). He specialized in the genre of artistic problems with bright duels. He composed 150 studies from which 33 were awarded a gold medal. Gorgiev was awarded the title of Master of Sport of USSR in 1959. Author of Selected problems (Moscow,

Ukrainian chess composer International Master for Chess Compositions (1995). World Champion with the Ukrainian team (V WCCT, 1993-1996). Master of Sports in 1974. He works in all genres of composition problems which were awarded with 70 prizes including 20 first prizes. He is the organizer of well-known Composition Festivals in Odessa. Some of his problems

Dutch problemist who gave his name to a famous theme. Some of his work has been published by Niemeijer in 1962 in the book Chess problems of H.G. Goethart.

German problemist born in Poland who composed 1000 problems. Author of Nur ein Bauer in 1974.

Canadian Grandmaster (2004) born in Russia. Student in Chemistry. Bluvshtein was the Canadian youngest Grandmaster having reached the title at the age of 16. He was voted “Canadian Chess Player of the 2004 Year”. World U14 co-Champion 2002 and 3rd in the World U18 in 2002. Israeli U10 Champion in 1998 and U12 Champion in

U.S. Grandmaster (1970) born in Australia, a journalist and a commentator. Browne was a professional poker player since the early 1970s. Six-time U.S. Champion in 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981 and 1983 and U.S. Senior Champion in 2005. Pan-American Champion in 1974. A participant in the Olympiads from 1974 until 1982. Best results: Won or shared first

American player and problemist who composed 300 problems. Two hundred of them were published in the book Crumbs from the Chessboard in 1890. Also published Chess Nuts in 1868 and The fifth American Congress in 1881.