Peruvian Grandmaster (1992). Best results: Capablanca Memorial 1992, 1st; Peru Championship 1993, 2nd; Schahin Cury GM 1997, 2nd; Sao Paulo zt 1997, 4th; Caribbean Open 1999, 1st. A participant in the Olympiads from 1986 until 1998. Retired from international chess since 2000. Best ELO: 2490 in 1992.

German Grandmaster (1954). Graduated in law and was an administrative judge in Munich. He won seven West German Championships from 1948 until 1965. Best results in international tournaments: Augsburg 1946, Geidelberg 1949, Travemunde 1950, Hastings 1950-51, Lucerne 1951-52, Sochi 1965 (with Spassky), Kremce and Maribor 1967, Amsterdam 1980 and Almada 1988, 1st. Also finished fourth in

Russian Grandmaster (1991). Soviet Junior Champion in 1988. Silver medalist in the World Junior 1991 and bronze medalist in the World Junior in 1989. Won or shared first in Santa Clara 1991, Bayamo 1991, Las Palmas 1992, Cheliabinsk 1993, Stockholm Rilton 1999, Isle of Man 2001, Abu Dhabi Open 2002, Biel II 2003, Predeal Open

Croatian Grandmaster (1962), judge and lawyer. Played 14 times in the Yugoslavian Championships with the best success of a shared first-second place with Ivkov in 1963. Best results in the international tournaments: Porec 1951, 1st; Zagreb and Vukovar 1954, 1st; Ljubljana 1955, 3rd; Split 1960, 1st; Dortmund 1961, 2nd-3rd; Berlin 1962, 2nd-3rd;Zagreb 1969, 1st .

Canadian Grandmaster (2002) born in the Ukraine, also lived in Israel from 1992 until 2002. European Junior Champion in 1997. Israel U20 Champion in 1997. Won or shared first in Nice Open 1997. Canada Open Champion in 1998, Toulon 1998, North Bay 1998, Toronto Open 2001, Colonia de Sant Jordi Masters 2008. Has participated in

Russian Grandmaster. Russian U14 Champion in 1992. A member of the U16 and U26 Russian national Teams. Best results: Novgorod Open 1998, 1st; Russian Cup 1998, 5th; Canada Open Championship 2001, 1st; Elekes Memorial 2003,1st; First Saurday 2003, 2nd; Bondarevsky Memorial 2003, 2nd; Skanska Open 2004, 2nd; Minkop 2004, 1st; Open Dutch Championship 2005 and 2011, 1st; Salekhard

Russian Grandmaster (2002). Best results: Belavets Memorial 1991, 2nd; Krasnodar 1991, 3rd; Katowice Open 1991, 1st; Minsk 1993, 1st; Pardubice Open 1993, 1st-3rd; St. Petersburg Open 1994, 2nd; Sochi B 1999, 1st. Best ELO: 2530 in 1995.

Ukrainian Grandmaster (1972). Coach and journalist. Ukraine Champion in 1970. Silver medalist in the 1965 World Youth Championship and 1965 Soviet U20 Champion. Was the winner or equal first in the All-Union Young Masters Tournament in 1967, 1968 and 1970. Fourteen times a participant in the USSR Championships with the best results: Vice Champion in

Vietnamese Grandmaster (1999). National Vice-Champion in 2002. Won the first SEA Championship in 2001. Has participated in eight Olympiads since 1990. Best ELO: 2515 in 2000.

Israeli Grandmaster (1997) born in Leningrad. European Senior Champion in 2004 and 2008. Member of the Israeli Team which won the World Senior Team Championship in 2004. Leningrad Champion in 1975, 1976 and 1978. Won or shared first in Soviet Army ch. 1971, Daugava 1976, Kharkov 1977, Polanica Zdroj 1978, Karaganda 1981. ICF Grand Prix