Latvian Grandmaster (2002). World Senior Champion in 2002. Latvian Champion in 1969, 1974, and 1985. Best results: Riga championship 1967, 1st; Pärnu 1967, 1-3rd; Lodz 1979, 1st; Riga 1985, 1st; Rzeszow 1977, 2nd; Yerevan 1977, 7th; Drezser Memorial 1988, 3rd; Marianske Lasne 1989, 4th; Espoo 1991, 4th; White Night Open (RUS) 1997, 2nd. A participant

U.S. Grandmaster (1990), born in Belarus. Coach. Best results: won Novi Sad 1988 and Balatonbereny Open 1989, Belgorod 1990, Farum and Hastings II in 1993, Biel III 1995, was also second in Prague 1987. Former coach of Fabiano Caruana and Robert Hess. Sher is married to Women Grandmaster Alla Grinfeld. Peak rating: 2535 in 1993,

US Grandmaster (1997). Software engineer. Master’s degree in computer sciences. World Junior Champion in 1997. US Junior Champion in 1995 (co) and 1997. Best results: Budapest FS 1997, 1st; Hawaii Open 1997, 1st; US Open 1998, 3rd; US Master 1998, 3rd; Wijk aan Zee II 1998, 3rd. In a match, he drew with Irina Krush

Icelandic Grandmaster (2007). World U12 Champion in 1987. Icelandic Champion in 1990, 2011 and 2015, vice-champion of Iceland in 2006, 2016 and  2017. FIDE Trainer (2008). Best results: Mlada Poleslav GM (CZE) 2007, 1st; Porto Mannu Open (ITA) 2007, 1st-2nd; Kaupthing Open 2007, 2nd-5th; Reykjavik Open 2009, 1st-4th. A member of the Icelandic Team in

Ukrainian Grandmaster (1998). Best results: Prague Open 1989, 2nd; Badalona Open 1994, 1st; Zaragosa Open 1994, 1st; Ceuna (ESP) 1995, 1st; Moratalaz Madrid 2001, 1st; Sevilla Open 2003, 1-5st; Albacete Open 2010, 3-5th. He is living in Spain and is working as a hotel manager. Peak rating: 2517 in 2003.

Ukrainian Grandmaster (1973). Coach. Savon competed in the Soviet championship eleven times, from 1961 to the last championship in 1991. Undoubtedly his best result there, or elsewhere, was his first place in the 1971 championship with an undefeated 15/21. He was also third in 1973. Best results: Moscow 1964, 1st-2nd; Budapest 1965, 1st; Debrecen 1970,

Bulgarian Grandmaster (1976). An engineer by profession. World Senior Champion in 2005 and third in 2006. In 1959 and 1960 he was third in the Bulgarian U20 championships. Best results: won or shared first place at Lublin 1971, Primorsko in 1972, Albena 1975, Prishtina 1975, Pernik 1976, Oslo 1976, Hamburg 1977, Stara-Zagora 1977, Kikinda 1978,

Slovakian Grandmaster. Author. Doctor in law. Vice World Junior Champion in 1982. Best results: winner at Trnava 1983, Stary Smokovec 1986 and 1988, Vrnjacka Banja 1989 and Keres Memorial Vancouver 1993, Vinkovci 1995, Stavanger 1998 and Prešov 1999. The author of Manila (1990), Instructive Modern Chess Masterpieces (2001), one of the best books of the

German Grandmaster (1950), theorist and writer. Austrian Champion in 1921. Best results: Vienna 1921, 1st; Baden Baden 1925, 3rd; Dortmund 1928, 1st; Brno 1928, 1st; Berlin 1928, 2nd; Berlin 1930 1st; Swinemunde 1930, 1stand Margate II 1939, 1st. In a match, he beat Richard Reti 5½-2½ in 1925. A participant in the Olympiad of 1930

Steinitz was the first official World Chess Champion and the founder of the modern chess strategy. The entire chess world remembers him not only as a great player, who has achieved the title of the World Chess Champion but also as a great thinker who has highly influenced the development of the new modern chess