Austrian world-class player, one of the pretenders in the World Championship at the beginning of the twentieth century. Chess theoretician and composer. Main editor of the magazine Deutsche Schachzeitung 1912-18. German Champion in 1900 (joint), 1904 (joint) and 1910. Schlechter started to play chess at the age of 13. Already at 1, he was one

Kazakh Grandmaster. World Junior Champion in 1998. Bronze medalist in the 2005 Asian Championship. Kazakh Champion in 2003 and 2004. Best results: won or shared first at Liepaja Rapid (LAT) 2000, Jafta Open 2000, Belgrade Millenium 2000, Skanderborg (DEN) 2003, Politiken CUP 2004, Miami Open 2007 and 2008 and Foxwood Open 2008. Also second in

Russian Grandmaster (1994). Champion of Russia 2005. Since 2012, he is the national coach of the Russian Women’s team. A participant in all World Championships between 1997 and 2007 and in eight Olympiads between 1994 and 2006 where he was awarded 2 teams gold, 1 team silver, and 2 individual gold medals. Best results: winner

English Grandmaster (1993), journalist and author. British Champion in 1995. Bronze medal at the World U16 in 1989. Best results: won or shared first at Capelle la Grande 1991, Copenhagen 1992, Budapest 1993, Cuxhaven 1994, Cannes and Isle of Man Open 1995, Ischia 1996, British Championship 1997, Hastings 1997-98, British Championship 1998, Wageningen Open, Olso

Estonian Grandmaster (1997). FIDE Senior Trainer (2011). A coach who worked for many years with Alexey Shirov. Co-Champion of Estonia in 2000. Best results: Kuopio Open 1991, 1st; Finland Open Ch. 1995, 1st; Soest Open 1996, 1st-3rd; Heart of Finland 1996, 2nd; Stockholm GM 1997, 1st; Excelsior Cup 1998, 2nd; Arco Open 1999, 1st; Keres

Lithuanian Grandmaster (1996). USSR U20 Champion in 1986. Best results: Vilnius Zt 1993, 3rd; Regensburg Open 1998, 1st-4th; Gelsenkirchen Open 2000, 1st; Lithuanian Ch. 2001, 3rd; Klaipeda Jub 2002, 1st. A participant in five Olympiads between 1992 and 2000. Retired from international chess in 2002. Peak rating: 2550 in 2001, he is retired from international

U.S. Grandmaster (2004) born in Costa Rica. International Master at 13 and one of the youngest world Grandmasters at age 15. The first Grandmaster of Central America. Alejandro is presently studying at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) under a McDermott scholarship, one of the most prestigious academic scholarships in the United States. Best

Russian Grandmaster (1998). Russian U15 Champion in 1989 and 1990 and Russian U20 Champion in 1993 (u20)   Kiriakov was a student at the Dvorevsky-Yusupov Chess School from 1990 to 1992 and he is also a coach himself. Best results: Shared first at Moscow 1995, Chigorin Memorial (RUS) 2000, Hastings Challenger 2001/2002, U.S. National Open

The first Uruguyan Grandmaster (1997) who is now living in Argentina. Uruguay Champion in 2012 and 2018, Pan American U20 Champion in 1990. Best results: Cienfuegos 1984, 1st; Caracas 1985, 1st; Bayamo 1987, 1st; Panchevo 1987, 1st; Holguin 1989, 1st; Torre del Mar 1990, 1st; Pinar del Rio zl 1990, 1st; Matanzas 1993, 1st; Villa Ballester

U.S. Grandmaster born in Russia. Panamerican Co-champion 2003. Best results: Won or shared first at Sevastopol 1986, Naleczow 1987, Vilnius 1988, Trnava 1989, Le Touquet 1992, New York and Lyon 1993, Paris 1994, Geneva 1998, Philadelphia 1998 and 1999, Foxwood 1999, US National Open 2000, US World Open 2000 and 2001, Las Vegas and Foxwood