Canadian International Master (1952) born in Lithuania who emmigrated to Canada in 1948 after spending 4 years in Sweden. Vetonis was the Lithuanian Champion in 1934, 1937, 1938, 1942, 1943, 1944 and Canadian Champion in 1951 and 1957. He played for Lithuania in the Olympiads of 1935, 1936, 1937 and 1936. Represented Canada in the

Ukrainian Woman Grandmaster (2003) and International Master ( 2007). Bronze at the European Women’s Individual Championship in 2008. Women’s Ukrainian Champion in 2005, vice champion in 2006. Ukrainian Girls U12 Champion in 1997, Ukrainian Girls U14 Champion in 1998 and 1999, Ukrainian U20 Girls Champion in 2000 and 2002. Best results: Rudenko Memorial (RUS) 2004,

Italian International Master (1974) originally from Hungary. International Master in Correspondence Chess (1978). Italian Champion in 1975, 1976, 1982 and 1984. Won or shared first in Lugano 1980, Lichtenstein Open 1986.

Spanish International Master in 1954 and International Arbiter in 1957. Author and journalist. Vice-President of FIDE 1982-90 and President of the Spanish Chess Federation for many years. Was the chairman of the appealing committee during the Chess Olympiad in 1984, the championship match Karpov-Kasparov in 1984-85 and 1985. Champion of Spain of 1951 and 1953.

English Chess International Master (1950) and International Arbiter (1952). His first chess trainer was his mother – the winner of the first Women’s Chess tournament held in Hastings in 1895. In 1907, he won the First Class Tournament in the Kent Annual Congress in Deal and also   again in succeeding years. By 1910, he had

Italian International Master (1966) with Hungarian origins. Italian  Champion in 1962, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1991 and 1996. He was the strongest Italian player until Mariotti’s achievement in the 1970s.  Best results: Reggio Emilia 1965-66, 3rd; Venice 1966, 3rd; Malaga 1967, 3rd; Amsterdam IBM II 1968, 1st;

Georgian Grandmaster (2000). Best results: Augsburg 1997, 1st; Neckar Open 1997, 1st and Baunatal 1997, 1stZayed Open (UAE) 2005, 1st; Istanbul Open 2005, 2-9th; Al Saleh CC 2007, 2-3rd; New York Intl Open 2010, 3-5th; Mesa Open (USA) 2010, 1-3rd. Kekelidze doesn’t play much chess anymore. Best ELO: 2520 in 2006.

Romanian International Master and Women Grandmaster (1995). World U10 Girls Champion in 1988, World U12 Girls Champion in 1990, World U14 Girls Champion 1991 and World U18 Girls Champion in 1995. Eight times Romanian Women Champion in 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009. Best results: European Zonal 1999, 1st; Banesque Women GM,

Polish Grandmaster. Kempinski started playing chess when he was nine years old. Polish Champion 1997 and 2001. Polish U12 and U20 Champion, European U16 Champion 1993, European U18 Champion 1994 and 1995 and the World U18 Champion in 1995. His major victories were at Zan (CZE) and Lippstatt in 1994, as well as in many

Croatian Grandmaster (2006). Jovanovic was vice champion of Croatia in 2006 and 3rd in 2008. Best results: GM Borovo Summer 2005, st; Bosnjac Open 2006, 2-3rd; Rijeka Open 2007, 1st; Pula Open 2007, 2-9th; Schwarzach Open 2008, 1st, Belisce Metalis 2008, 1st; Zupanja Open 2010, 1-2nd; Zadar Open 2010, 3-6th; Osijek Open 2011, 1st; Czech Open