Czech Grandmaster (1974) and coach. World Senior Senior Champion 2018 (+65) who was Czech Champion 1974 and equal first in 1964 and 1984.  Jansa was also a silver medallist at the 2005 and 2010 World Senior championships. He participated in 10 Olympiads between 1964 and 1986 and won a team silver medal in 1982. Best

The first Qatari Grandmaster (1998). A talented Arab player who was coached by Gennadi Kuzmin, Vladimir Akopian and Victor Bologan. He is now FIDE International Director and President of the Qatari chess federation. Mohamed was awarded a gold medal at the Olympiad of Yerevan in 1996 and of Elista in 1998 for the best performance

Greek International Master (1979) and journalist. The winner of seven titles of Greek Champion between 1971 and 1985. FIDE Vice President (1986-1990), FIDE General Secretary (1990-1996) and FIDE Deputy President (1996-2018). He was a candidate at the 2018 FIDE presidential election. President of the Greek Chess Federation. Chief Organizer of the 1984 and 1988 Olympiads. A

Maltese FIDE Master who is the CEO of Global Chess since 2007 and CEO of FIDE between 2010 and 2018. MBA from Warwick University, England (1995). The President of the Maltese chess federation (2001-) and General Secretary of the Mediterranean Chess Association (2002-). Vice-President of FIDE (2006-2007). Champion of Malta from 1983 until 1987. A

Austrian International Master (2004) and Women’s Grandmaster (2002). Best ever Austrian woman player. Austrian (men’s) Champion in 2006 and runner-up in 2004. Austrian Women Champion in 2010 and 2011. Co-European Girls U16 Champion. Eight times Austrian Girls Champions. Best results: Dresden 2000, 1st; Arco Open 2005, 3rd-6th; Graz Open 2011, 2nd. A participant in the

Qatari Grandmaster and Women’s Grandmaster born in China. Women’s World Champion from 2001 to 2004. She got her first world title in 1988 by winning the World Girls’ U12. Chinese Women’s Champion in 1992. Arab Women’s Champion in 2011. After a few years of retirement, Chen became the FIDE Treasurer in 2018. In 1994, won

President of FIDE 1995-2018, a Russian citizen. Former President and Head of Republic of Kalmykia (Russia) between 1994 and 2010. A former Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federative Republic and Member of the Federation Council of Russian Federation. Graduated from the Moscow State Institute of Foreign Relations. Ilyumzhinov has spent millions of

Armenian Grandmaster. World Blitz Champion 2010. World Cup winner in 2005 and 2017, World U20 Champion in 2002, World Champion U12 in 1994 and World U14 Champion in 1996, Chess960 World Champion in 2006 and 2007, FIDE Grand Prix winner in 2009. European U12 vice-champion in 1994 and European U14vice-champion in 1995. Champion of Armenia

Liechtensteiner chess amateur born in Belgium. FIDE Treasurer (1990-1996), ECU Auditor 2002-2014, General Secretary of the French Speaking Country Chess Association (AIDEF) 2007-2012. FIDE President Assistant (2014-), FIDE Ethics and Constitutional committee member (2014-2018), FIDE Chief Operating Officer (2018-) Organizer of ORHA-Brussels (1985-1987), Iclicki Masters (1986-1990), Zonal 1.1 (1992) and a member of the organizing committee

Moldovian Grandmaster (1991) Graduated in Pedagogy (Ph.D.) from Sports Academy, Moscow (1996). USSR U20 Champion in 1991. Coached by Chabanenko, Lanka, and Dvoretsky. FIDE Executive Director (2018-). Best results: Winner or shared first at Xanthi 1991, Las Palmas and Ostrava 1993, Novgorod Open 1995, Euro Club Cup 1996 with Kazan, New York Open 1997 with 8/9,