Finnish Grandmaster (1975). Finnish Champion in 1965, 1966, 1968, and 1970. Best results: third place at Berlin 1971, tie for second place at Olso 1973, first at Sant Feliu de Guixols 1973, and first at Dortmund 1973 and 1975. A participant in 19 Olympiads from 1962 till 2006. Best ELO: 2485 in 1976.

Dutch Grandmaster (2006). Student in Law. European Union Champion in 2008. Second at the European U18 in 2001 and third at the European U16 in 2000. Best results: Vlissingen 2004, 4th; Groningen Staunton 2005, 2nd; Corus C 2006, 2nd; Staunton Memorial London 2006, 4th; Curacao Open 200, 2nd; Lodi 2007, 1st; Essen Open 2006, 1st; Groningen Festival

Chinese Grandmaster (2008). Best results: Youth Festival Saint-Lo 2005, 1st; World Junior Championship 2007, 8th; Singapore Open 2010, 1st;  The First HDBank Cup Open, 1-2nd;  2nd Chairman Prospero A. Pichay 2011, 1-3rd. A participant in the 2007 World Cup. Best ELO: 2558 in 2011.

English Grandmaster (1994) and coach. British Rapid Play Champion in 2002, 2003 and 2007. British Champion U14 in 1978, U16 in 1979 and U18 in 1980. BA in political science and economics. Started chess at 6 years of age, he has been a professional since 1988. Best results: won or shared first at Harkany 1993,

Swedish Grandmaster (1995) and author. Swedish Champion in 2000. Best results: Copenhagen 1981 and 1982, 1st; Limhamn 1984, 1st; Berlin Open 1988, 1st ; Malmoe 1989, 1st ; Rilton-Stockholm 1990, 1st; Rilton-Stockholm 2001, 1st; Scandic GM 2001, 2nd; Swedish Championship 2002, 4th; Rilton Cup 2003, 3rd. A participant in six Olympiads from 1978 until 1992.

English Grandmaster (1996), author and coach. British Champion in 1996. Best results: won or shared first in Wrexham 1996, Trinitad Open 1999, Copenhagen CU Open 2002, Jersey Open 1998 and 2002, Ghent Open 2005. Also second in the Jersey Open 2004. Author of popular chess videos. Prolific writer: Think Like a Chess Master: Opening Play

Chinese Grandmaster (1995). He was twice Chinese Champion in 1988 and 1999. Best results: Kuala Lumpur zl 1990, 1st; Tan Chin Nam Cup 1995, 2nd; Lee Cup 1995, 2nd. A participant in six Olympiads between 1988 and 1996, in the World Team Championship in 1989 and in the 1999 KO World Championship. Best ELO: 2603

Chinese Grandmaster (2004). Champion of China in 2005. He began to learn chess at the tender age of 4 and has already an impressive list of achievements, such as being the winner of Group-12 in the 1997 Hao Li Lai Cup Tournament, Champion of Group-10 in the 1997 S. T. Lee Tournament and winning the

Russian Grandmaster (1989). Soviet Champion in 1986, Twice Moscow Champion in 1984 and in 1986. Best results: won or shared first in Minsk 1983, Nalenchuv 1986, Tashkent 1987; Protvino 1988, Sochi 1989, USSR Championship semi-finals in Gorky 1989, Stockholm Rilton 1990, Alushta 1994. Shared ninth place in the USSR Championship in 1984, and in the

Ukrainian Grandmaster (2001). Co-Champion of Kiev 2003. Best results: Int. Norderstedter Open 2000, 1st; Tanta EGY 2002, Swidnica 2004 and Independence Cup 2004 Kyiv, 1st; Golden Cleopatra and Misr 2003, 2nd; Chigorin Memorial 2004, 4th; Capelle la Grande 2004, 7th; Karvala Open 2004, 3rd; Geller Memorial 2005, 1st; Platonov Memorial 2007,1st; Lipetsk GM 2008, 1st.