Greek Grandmaster (1995). Greek Champion in 1995 and 2017, runner-up in 1994, 1996, 1998 and 2000. Best results: Peristeri 1994, 2nd; Budapest FS 1994, 1st; Szeszard Open 1995, 1st; Ilioupolis 1995, 1st; Corfu 1995, 2nd; Papanastasio 1996, 2nd; Heraklio 1996, 1st; Bucharest 1996, 1st; Ano Liosia Open 1996, 1st-2nd; Kavala Open 1998, 2nd; Glifada 2000, 1st;

German Grandmaster (2006).  Kunin was born in Russia and he immigrated to Germany in 2001. Russia U10 Champion, vice German champion in 2006. Best results: Russian U16 Championship 1996, 1st-3rd; Staufer Open 2002, 1st; Griesheim Testa GM 2004, 2nd; Moscow International GM 2004, 2nd-3rd; Pripis Memorial 2005, 1st-2nd; Marburg 2006, 1st; Nuremberg 2007, 1st; Riedopen

Cuban Grandmaster (2004). Cuba Champion in 1987, 1993 and 1995. Vice Champion of Cuba in 2000. Best results: Basaratte 1992, 2nd San Juan y Martinez 1995, 1st; Manzanillo GM 1995, 1st; San Domingo 2001, 1st; Villa de Mislata 2001, 2nd; Capablanca Premier II 2004, 2nd;  Sitges Open 2004, 2nd;  L’Andratx 2005,  2nd; Collado Villalba 2005,

German Grandmaster (1997) born in Romania. European Champion 2005, German Champion in 2017, Romanian Champion in 1997 and 2002. Romanian U20 Champion (1995). Semi-finalist in the 1999 World Chess Championship. Fourth in the World U20 in 1996. Best results: won or shared first in Budapest FS06 1996, Balatonbereny GM 1996, Ciocaltea Memorial (ROM) 1997 and

Ukrainian Grandmaster (2011) living in the USA.. Vice World Boys U12 Champion in 2007, European Boys U12 Champion in 2007, European Boys U16 Champion in 2008, Ukraine U20 Champion in 2010, Ukraine U20 Rapid Champion in 2010, Ukraine U16 Champion in 2008, Ukraine U12 Champion in 2006, Ukraine U10 Champion in 2005 and 2006. Illya

Vietnamese Grandmaster (2005) who was living for some time in Budapest. One of the youngest Grandmaster in chess history (14 years, 10 months). Asian U20 Champion in 2006. Asian U10 Champion in 2000 and bronze medalist at the same competition in 1999. Asia U12 Champion in 2001. Ngoc Truong was the first Vietnamese player to

Dutch master who died at 23 years old due to double pneumonia. Best results: second at Scarborough 1930, finished fourth at Nice and Brünn 1931. In matches,  he drew with Landau in 1928 (+1-1=3), won against Landau in 1931 (+5-3=1), lost to Euwe in 1931 (-3=3) and to Landau again in 1931 (+1-5=1). A participant in

Greek International Arbiter (1993). Chairman of FIDE Arbiter Council since 1998. General Secretary of the Greek Chess Federation since 2003. President of the Attika Chess Union (Greece). Mr. Nikolopoulos is widely known all around the chess community as the Chief Arbiter of many chess tournaments, including FIDE World Championship Matches, FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship

Vietnamese Grandmaster (2000), FIDE Trainer (2008). Vietnamese Champion in 2002, 2005 and 2006. Runner-up in 2011. Gold medalist for the best individual result at board 2 at the 2005 Asian Team Championship. Best results: Budapest Elekes Memorial 2000, 1st; Budapest FS06 2000, 1-2nd; Budapest FS08 2000, 1st; Zone 3.2 championship 2001, 1st; Commonwealth championship 2003,

Ukrainian Grandmaster (1991). Coach. Ukrainian Champion in 1983 (shared with Dmitry Komarov), 1985, 1988 and 1996 (shared with Mikhail Golubev). USSR U26 Champion in 1989. Best results: Kotov Memorial (URS) 1989, 1st; Voskresensk GM 1990, 1-2nd; Helsinki Open 1992, 1-2nd; Kharkov ch. 1999, 1st; Prerov GM 2001, 2nd; Pardubice Open, 1-7th; Ljubliana Open 2002, 2-4th;