Stanojoski Zvonko (29.01.1964)

Macedonian Grandmaster. Macedonia Champion 2001 and 2006 and vice champion in 1993 and 2010. Shared first or won at Hastings II 2001-02, Pautalia GM 2003, Pula Open 2003, Mecedonia Open championship 2007, Paracin 2009, Tivat Open 2011. Second in Macedonia Open 2002, Belgrade Trophy 2006 and 2007. A participant in the Olympiads since 2002. Best

Stanec Nikolaus (29.04.1968)

Austrian Grandmaster. Ten times Austrian Champion between 1993 and 2005. Best results: Vienna 1995, 1-3rd; Oberwart Open 2000, 2nd; Vienna championship 2003, 1-2nd; Gmunden 2005, 1st; Oberwart 2009, 1-3rd. A participant in the 1994 and 1996 Olympiads. Best ELO: 2548 in 2005.

Spraggett Kevin Berry (10.11.1954)

Canadian Grandmaster (1985). One of the strongest chess players of Canada. Seven times Champion of Canada in 1984, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1996, 2001 and 2002. Commonwealth Champion in 1984 and 1985, eight times Canadian Open Champion. Tied first in the Canadian Junior in 1974. Kevin participated in the Interzonal Tournament in Tasco in 1985 where

Bojkovic Natasa (03.09.1971)

Serbian International Master (2007) and Woman Grandmaster (1991). World Girls U20 Champion in 1991. Vice champion of Yugoslavia in 1989. Best results: Dortmund Konig 1993, 1st;  Dresden 1993, 1st; Belford Women Master 2002, 1st; WGM Belgrade 2008, 1st. A participant in the women world championships in 2000, 2001 and 2004. Best ELO: 2460 in 2001.

Belakovskaia Anjelina (17.05.1969)

U.S. Woman Grandmaster and International Master (1993) born in Ukraine. Also a coach. Moved to the US in 1991. Three-times United States Women Champion in 1995, 1996 and 1999. B.S. in Economics in Odessa, M.S. in Mathematics and Finance from New York University in 2001. Working as a Real Estate Agent in Arizona. A participant

Basagic-misanovic Vesna (27.01.1964)

Bosnian Woman Grandmaster. Best results: Acropolis Athens in 1991, 1st; Belgrade in 1990, 4th; Pula Zonal 1990, 1st; Jacje (YUG), 1st; Nova Gorica in 1992, 1st; Bled Open (women) 1993, 1st; Bohemia Chrudim in 1994, 2nd. A participant in the Women Olympiads from 1988 to 1990 with the Yugoslavian team and from 1992 until 2000

Baginskaite Camilla (24.04.1967)

U.S. Woman Grandmaster born in Lithuania. Coach. Camilla quickly advanced and, at age 15, became the youngest female master in Lithuania at the time. Baginskaite finished third in the World Championship for Girls under 20 in 1986 and a year later Camilla won the event. She played first board for the Lithuanian women’s team in

Bergraser Dr. Volf (04.01.1904 – 13.11.1986)

French Correspondence Grandmaster (1981) and strong OTB player and a doctor. He became a correspondence Grandmaster at the age of 77 after being the participant in two correspondence world championships. Bergraser was the winner of the French chess championship (OTB) in 1957 and 1966 and a participant in five Olympiads between 1954 and 1969. During

Baumbach Fritz (08.09.1935)

German Correspondence Grandmaster (1973) and FIDE Master (OTB). He was a chemist at the research centre for molecular biology of the Science Academy of Berlin. World Correspondence Champion (1983-1988) and Vice World Champion (1977-1983), Gold Medal (board 4) in the XI Olympiad in 1992-1999. Also finished second in the Lenin Memorial CC Tournament in 1970-1973.

Balabaev Farit Gasisovich

Kazakh Correspondence Grandmaster  Winner EM/M/A114 (9/10), Marcos Koatz Memorial gr.A (11/14), Jubilee Email Tournament P168 (9/10)  Winner International Match: Czech Republic. In 2002 he has a CC rating of 2679 and three years later 2005 he was ranked  a CC ELO of 2177.