Finnish Grandmaster (1990). Finnish Champion in 1985 and 1988. Best results: Sochi 1984, 4th; Copenhagen 1987, 2nd; Helsinki 1990, 1st; Helsinki 1995, 1st-2nd; Budapest Spring 2006, 1st. A participant in eight Olympiads from 1982 until 2000. Author of An Explosive Chess Opening Repertoire for Black (2003), Easy Guide to the Classical Sicilian, The Queen’s Indian.

Russian chess Grandmaster (1997) is born in Kazan. Best results: Peak rating: 2545 in January 1998

Chinese chess Grandmaster (1994) is born in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. Chinese Champion (1983 and 1985). Best results: Asia Team Championship 1983–2003, team 1st – five times; 3.3 Zonal Championship 1987, 1st; China Open 1998, 1st; Asian Championship 2000 and 2001, 1st; Chess Olympiad 2002, team 5th. Peak rating: 2668 in July 2000

Chinese chess Grandmaster (2011) is born in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. Best results: Asian Nations Cup 2014 in Tabriz, team 1st and individual gold medal on the reserve board; World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2004, team 1st; Thailand Open Chess Championship 2008 and 2009, 1st; IGB Dato’ Arthur Tan Malaysia Open 2013, 1st; Peak rating:

Singaporean chess Grandmaster (1998 – Chinese Grandmaster). Singaporean Chess Champion (2003 and 2005). Best results: Singaporean Chess Championship (2003 and 2005), 1st; He played for China in the 1994 Chess Olympiad and for Singapore in 2000, 2002 and 2004 Chess Olympiads. Peak rating: 2545 in January 2003

Singaporean chess Grandmaster (2015). Singaporean Chess Champion (1989, 1990, 1991). Best results: Asian Junior Chess Championship of 1979 in Sivakasi, 1st; Singaporean Chess Championship (1989, 1990, 1991). He represented Singapore eleven times in Chess Olympiads. Peak rating: 2470  

American chess Grandmaster (2015). United States Chess Champion (1992 and 1995). Best results: National High School Championship 1983, 1st; U.S. Junior Championship 1987, 1st; United States Chess Championship (1992 and 1995), 1st. Wolff is the author of the Complete Idiot’s Guide to Chess. Peak rating: 2595

Polish and USA chess Grandmaster (2015) is born in Riga, Latvia. Latvian (1981) and Polish Champion (1989, 1995). Best results: Latvian Chess Championship 1981, 1st; Polish Chess Championships 1989 and 1995, 1st; FIDE World Chess Championship 2004; World Open 2006 in Philadelphia, 1st; National Open 2006 in Las Vegas, 1st. He played for Poland in

Chinese chess Grandmaster (2013) is born in Yancheng, Jiangsu, China. Wei became a grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 8 months and 23 days, the fifth youngest in history. He is the youngest player to reach 2600 and the youngest to reach 2700. Best results: 5th World School Chess Championship 2011 in Thessaloniki, 1st;

Chinese chess Grandmaster (2015) is born in Hebei Province, China. Best results: KL Open 2008 in Malaysia, 2nd; Wang has competed in the China national chess team in the Chess Olympiad once at the 33rd Chess Olympiad in 1998. Peak rating: 2526 in July 2000