The first Tunisian and African Grandmaster (1993). African Champion in 1986 and 1991. Arab Champion in 1987 and 1990. Maghreb Champion in 1990. Twelve times he is the winner of the Tunisian championship. Also winner in Belgrade in 1977, Tripoli in 1981 and Bucharest in 1993. Writer, journalist, FIDE International Organizer (2014) and FIDE Trainer

Indonesian Grandmaster (2004). A deaf player who learnt to play chess at 14. A participant in the Olympiads from 1984 till 2002. At the 2002 Olympiad Cerdas won a gold medal for the best result at the third board after scoring 8.5 points out of 10 games. Indonesian Champion in 1987, 1999 and 2002. Best results: Jakarta

U.S. Grandmaster (1957), U.S. Champion  in 1954. Bisguier won the U.S. Open Chess Championship in 1950, 1956 and 1957, losing his title to then 13-year old Bobby Fischer. He was co-champion again in 1959 and in 1969. He won the U.S. Junior in 1948 and 1949, the National Open in 1970, 1974 and 1978. He