Swiss Grandmaster (1978) born in Serbia. Yugoslav Champion in 1979 and Swiss Champion in 1990. Coach of Cvitan. He died of a heart attack in 2007. Best results: won or shared first at Coka 1975, Kikinda 1975, Ciocco 1976, Hamburg 1977, Oberwart 1981, Biel Open 1981 and Mendrisio 1987. A participant in the European Team Championship

Indian Grandmaster (2006). A student of Stanford University since 2014. Asian Champion in 2012, Indian Champion in 2010. Negi learned chess at 4 1/2 years of age. He became the youngest International Master ever when he earned his third and final IM norm at the Sort International Open Chess Tournament in Sort, Spain. On 1 July 2006, at

Serbian Grandmaster. Yugoslav Champion in 1998. Best results: Serbian Championship 1998, 2nd; Valjevo 2000, 1st; Belgrad GM 2002, 1st; Leposavic 2003, 2nd; Central Serbia Open 2012, 1st; Belgrade Open  2016, 1st A participant in the 1998 Olympiad. Peak rating : 2589 in 1999.

Bosnian Grandmaster (1982) who lived in Holland for few years. Former coach of Cyprus and Turkish national teams. Vice European Champion in 2004, Champion of Bosnia in 2007. Nikolic started to play chess at 7 years old, he became Yugoslav U20 Champion in 1978. Twice Yugoslav Champion in 1980 and 1984, he escaped the Balkan

Danish Grandmaster (1994). Danish Champion in 1996, 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2008, runner-up in 1991. Several times Danish U20 Champion. Best results: won or shared first at Pinsk GM 1993, Asker GM 1997, Norwegian Open Championship 1999, New York Open 2000, North Sea Cup 2001, Politiken Cup 2001, Jonsson Memorial Open 2001, Samba Cup 2003, Siegeman

Danish world class player born in Riga. Actually wanting to study mathematics, learned chess as an 8-year-old and discovered his talent, when he came in among the winners in Ostend in 1907, Hamburg in 1910 and San Sebastian in 1912 in spite of outstanding participants. After the war, Nimzowitsch lived first in Sweden, then until

Uzbekistani chess prodigy who became Grandmaster in 2017 at the age of 13 years, 1 month, and 11 days. World Under-8 Champion in 2012 and Asian U10 Champion in 2014. Best results: Tashkent RR 2015, 1st; Moscow Open 2016, 7th-9th; Chigorin Memorial  2016 4th-9th. In 2014, at nine years old he beat two grandmasters, Andrey Zhigalko and

Armenian Grandmaster (2004). Best results: won or shared first at 1990 Belavenets Memorial (RUS), Fahr Open (IRI) and Alushta 2003. Also second at Prodvino zt 1993, fourth at the Armenian championship in 1995. A participant in the Interzonal of Biel 1993. One of the coaches of the Armenian national team that won the 2006 Olympiad, 

Russian International Master. USSR Sports Master (1952) but is better known as a trainer, the author of theoretical articles and few books in Russian. Former coach of the USSR Student team (1963), Anatoly Karpov (1973-1976) Garry Kasparov (1976-1990), Boris Spassky (1992 during his match with Robert Fischer) and Etienne Bacrot (for many years since 1990).

Romanian Grandmaster (1993). Romanian Champion 2008. Best results: won or shared first at Bucharest Open 1992, Miercurea Ciuc Open 1999, Creon Open 1999, Budapest zl 2000, Galati 2005, Pius Branzeu Memorial (ROM) 2008, Felix Cup (ROM) 2008, Kavala Open 2009, Romania Intl Open 2017, Thessaloniki Open 2018. A participant in the 2000 World Championship, in the