gBulgarian Grandmaster (1988). Second at the 1979 and 2003 Bulgarian championships. Youth Champion of Bulgaria in 1977. Best results: Parearschik 1977, 1st; Kallithea 1978, 1st; Bulgarian Championships 1979 1-2nd, Athens 1978, 1-2, Solun 79/80-1-4th. Plovdiv 1981-2-3rd, Athens 1983 1-2nd; Thessaloniki 1990, 1st; Orange Open 1991, 1-2nd; Athens 1991, 1-2nd; Limasol 1997, 1st; Antalya 2003, 3rd;

French Grandmaster (2009) born in Armenia. Armenian Youth Champion in U14, U16 and U18 categories. Best results: Avoine Open 2005, 1st; Charleroi Open 2006, 1-2nd; Charleroi Masters 2007, 1st; Nikaia Open 2007(GRE), 1strd; Cannes Open 2010, 1st, Lille Open 2010, 1-3rd; Paris championship 2010, 2nd; Lille Open 2011, 1-2nd; Biel MTO 2011, 2-5nd. Best ELO:

Armenian Grandmaster (2003). Best results: Stassburg Open 1991, 2nd; Wiesbaden 1994, 2nd; Staufer Open 1994, 2nd; Bischwiller 1998, 2nd; Bischwiller GM 1999, 1-3rd; Neckar Open 2004, 2nd. A participant in the 1996 Olympiad. Best Elo: 2514 (2001).

Cuban Grandmaster (1976) and professional chess player. Cuban Champion in 1974, 1976 and 1983. In 1974 he played with success on top board for Cuba at the World Students Team Championship at the Teesside. But his best performance of the year was his equal 4th with Ulf Andersson, Bent Larsen and Lev Polugayevsky with 9.5

French Grandmaster (2007).  French Junior Champion 2007 with a score of 9:9  and was vice-champion of the European U16 Championships 2007. Blitz French Champion in 2010. Best results: St Lorrain 2006, 1st; Bethune Open 2007, 2-7th; Mulhouse MI 2006, 1-3rd; Le Touquet Open 2007, 1st; Metz Open 2010, 2nd; Paris championship 2010, 1st Plancoet Open 2015,  1st

Croatian Grandmaster (2007). Best results:  Opatija GM 2003, 1st; Omis Open 2003, 1st; Porec Open 2003, 1st; Croatian Cup 2003, 3rd; Ljubljana Open 2005, 1st-4th; Porto San Gorgio Open (ITA) 2006, 1st; Porec Open 2009, 1st; Trieste Open 2005, 2nd; Opatija Chess Summer 2011, 1st; Porec Open 2011, 2-3rd; Milan-Bafana Open 2012, 1st. Best ELO: 2512 in 2005.

U.S. Grandmaster born in Chicago.  Fischer was the 11th World Champion, U.S. Champion and U.S. Junior Champion.  Fischer’s father was a student of biophysics and his mother, Regina Fischer, was a mercy-nurse and a teacher.  She studied medicine in Leningrad Medical Institute in USSR and as a result spoke Russian very well along with at

Georgian International Master (2003) and Women Grandmaster (1996). European U20 Girls Champion in 1996. Georgian Women’s Chess Champion in 1996, 1998, 2002, 2009 and 2011. A participant in 3 Women Olympiads between 2004 and 2008 where she won a team gold medal and an individual bronze medal both in 2008. A participant in the 2004 and

Russian International Master (1986) and World Champion for Blind players in 1976, 1982, and 2004. World vice champion in 2003, European Champion in 1995 and in 2003 and multiple Russian Blind Champion. A particpant in eight Olympiads since 1994, many at the first board of the IBCA team.   Best ELO: 2407 in 2004.

South African International Master. Kobese was the National Champion several times and he spent some time in Germany and the USA. A participant in the World Championships in 1999, 2001 and 2004 and has also participated in nine Olympiads since 1992 and to the 2005 World Cup. His father, Arthur Kobese, was one of the