Zurab started to play chess at 4 and was invited at 6 to play his first simultaneous display with 13 boards (=9=3-1). His first coach at the time was Shota Intskirveli. In 1970 he became a first category player. At 12 he scored a splendid victory at festival of Soviet pioneers with 100% and at

Israeli Grandmaster (1998) born in Kazakhstan. Moved to Israel in 1995 then to the USA in 2014. Coach. Israeli Champion in 2000 and 2008. World Champion U12 in 1990, 2nd at Euro U14 championship in 1991. . Avrukh plays for the national team since 1998 and collected a gold medal for the best individual performance

Russian Grandmaster (1952), International Arbiter (1969) and International Judge of Chess Composition (1956), Honoured Master of Sport of USSR 1965. An engineer by profession. Averback participated 15 times in the USSR championship with a victory in 1952. He was Moscow Champion in 1949, 1950 and 1962 (both joint). Winner at Jakarta in 1956, 1960 and

Kazakh Grandmaster (1994), International Arbiter (1998).  PHD in History. Coach and writer. Champion of Kazakhstan in 1992, 4th at the USSR Junior Championships in 1979. FIDE Senior Trainer (2004). Honorary Coach of Russia (2003). Honorary coach of Kazakhstan Coach of Khalifman in the 1990s. Best result: Winner of Saddam Hussein Cup in 1992. A participant

  István Abonyi (18 August 1886 – 5 June 1942) was a Hungarian chess master. From 1935 to 1939, Abonyi was the president of the International Correspondence Chess Federation (IFSB). He was one of the 15 founders of FIDE on 20 July 1924, during 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad in Paris. For many years, Abonyi was the president

Israeli player, journalist, organizer and a coach. He is the only person to possess international titles at four different facets of chess, being an International Master, International Grandmaster of chess composition (one of only seven living title-holders), International Arbiter (1988), and International Arbiter of the chess compositions (1988). Afek is living in Amsterdam. Best results: Winner

Alexander Tolush (1910-1969), Soviet Grandmaster, a journalist, the Honored coach of the USSR. As personal coach he influenced much on the style of BorisSpassky. IosifDorfman (1952), French Grandmaster (1978) born in Ukraine, 1977 USSR Champion and 1998 French Champion, second of Kasparov in 1984-87. Lives in France, coach and Author. Alexander Ivanov (1956), American Grandmaster

Hungarian Grandmaster (1954), as well as International Correspondence Master (1966).  Author, he wrote several books on Hungarian chess and general chess history. Eight-times National Champion between 1942 and 1966, also the Editor of Magyar Sakkelet between 1951 and 1986. Won or shared first at Gyor in 1946, San Benedetto del Tronto in 1957 and finished second

Norwegian Grandmaster (1985). Coach. Agdestein became the youngest Norwegian chess champion, in 1982, at the age of 15. In 1984, he was the runner-up (behind Valery Salov) at the European Junior Championships and also made his debut as a professional footballer with his local team, Lyn; in 1985 he became Norway’s first grandmaster (the youngest in

Georgian Woman Grandmaster (1976). Chairwoman of the FIDE Women Commission 1986-2001. International Arbiter and chess journalist. Playing first, at the age of 15, in the USSR Championships – shared 6-7 places. She was the Champion of USSR in 1966, 1968, 1969 and Champion of Georgia in 1964, 1965, 1968, also was 2nd at the Men