Argentine Grandmaster (1977) and coach. Argentine Champion in 1946 and 1948, he shared first place in the South American Championship in 1951, a title he repeated in 1960. The last part of his life he spent it in the Venezuela teaching chess. There, he was awarded the Grand Cordon Order of Venezuela in recognition of

Hungarian Grandmaster (2004). European U16 Champion in 2003. Best results: 1st at Budapest FS11 GM in 2002, 1st; Basel in 2004, 1st; Balaton GM 2004, 2nd; Hungarian championship 2005, 2nd; Hungarian Championship in 2006, 2nd; Heviz GM in 2008, 1st; Wroclaw Open 2009, 1st; Barbera del Valles Open 2009, 1st; Dubai Open 2011, 3rd; Barcelona

Austrian Grandmaster (1999), born in Bulgaria. Best results: Finkelstein Open 1992, 1st; Donau Open 1992, 2nd; Schlechter Memorial 1996, 1st , Oberwart Open 1997, 1st; Vienna Donau Open 1999, 1st ; Linz Open 1999, 1st; Dresden Open 2000, 2nd; Schwarzach Open 1999 and 2000, 2nd ; Seefeld Open 2000 and 2001, 2nd; Baden Open in

Russian chess master born in Saint Petersburg. Railway engineer and merchant, for some time he was living in Paris and Berlin. By the end of 1870’s he was one of the strongest chess players in Russia. One of his best achievements was in Petersburg Tournament, 1878/79, when he shared the victory with Mikhail Chigorin. He was second in Vienna,

Russian Grandmaster (2002). Best results: European U18 Championship 1995, 3rd; Russian Championship 1997, 4th; European U20 championship 1997, 5th; Novosibirsk Open and Russia SF 2001, 1st;  Khalamov Memorial 2002, 2nd; Izmailov Memorial 2003, 1st; Siberian Championship 2003, 1st; Tomsk Championship 2004, 1st, Berdsk 2013, 1st; Tomsk 2014, 1st..   Peak rating: 2558 in 2004.

Slovenian Grandmaster (1975) born in Ukraine and citizen of Slovenia since 1995. Slovenian Champion in 1995 and in 2011. World Junior Championship in 1973. USSR Champion in 1974, 1980, 1987 and 1990. FIDE Senior Trainer (2004) of some top players including Maxime Vachier Lagrave. Best results: Winner or shared first at Alicante 1978, Bucharest and

Indian Grandmaster (1991), who has created a sensation by beating Viktor Korchnoi at 16 in London. Indian Zone winner in 1993, 1995 and 1999. The first Indian player to win a Gold medal in the Olympiad. Indian Champion in 1983, 1998 and 2001. Best results:  London 1987, 1st; Bayswater 1989, 1st; Calcutta 1991, 1st; Ubeda 

Russian- Canadian Grandmaster (1989).  Bareev was World Under-16 champion in 1982. USSR Champion in 1990, Russian Champion 1995. In 1992, he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physical Culture. Best results:  Winner or shared first at Guayaquil in 1982, Kharkov 1985, Budapest 1988, Trnava and Moscow 1989. Dortmund Open 1990, Moscow GMA 1990, Marseilles 1990,

Hungarian Grandmaster (1967). International Correspondence Grandmaster (1979). A Russian teacher, journalist and editor of the magazine Magyar Sakkelet from 1972 to 1976. A member of the Hungarian team,  he participated in the 1966 Olympiad, then twice in the European Team Championship. Best results: Shalgotarjan Astalosh Memorial, 1967, 1-3rd; Hungarian championship, 2-3rd; Polanica-Zdroj in 1969, 1st;

Argentine Grandmaster (1987). Argentine Champion in 1984 and Argentine U20 Champion in 1979. In 1991 he moved to Budapest, married then died of cancer in 2001. A member of the Argentine team, he played in the Olympiads of 1984, 1986 and in the World Team Championship in 1985. Best results: Bolingen in 1986, 3rd; Montpellier