Israeli Grandmaster (2010), Israeli Champion in 2013 and 2016. Best results: won or shared first at Albena in 2010, Belgrade Trophy in 2011 and 2015, Kavala Open 2012, Dolomiti Open 2016, Ordu Open 2017. Also European U18 Ch 2009, 4th. A member of the Israeli national team since 2011. Peak rating: 2670 in 2018.  

Russian Grandmaster (1999) born in Uzbekistan. Coach in Turkey. Best results: Sarkisiv Memorial 1999, 1st; Krasnodar 2001, 2nd; Antalya Open 2002, 2nd-4th. Retired from international chess competition since 2002. Best ELO: 2546 in 2000.

French Grandmaster (1998) and coach. French Champion U10 (1987) and U16 (1994). Silver medalist at the European U14 in 1992. Coached by Murey, Renet and Pavlovic. Best results: won or shared first at Andorra 1997, Montecatini 1999, Den Hague 2000, Stockholm 1999, Reykjavik Open 2006. Also fourth at the Zonal I in 2000. A participant in

Russian Grandmaster (199). European Champion 2015, Russian Champion U16 and U20. Best results: Won or shared first at Moscow GM in 1996, Pardubice 1996, Moscow Championship 1997 and 2003, St. Petersburg 2000, Korinthos Open 2001, US Open 2002, Moscow championship 2003, National Open (USA) 2004, Ashdot Open 2004, Cappelle la Grande 2004, Maccabiah Games (ISR)

Azebaijani Grandmaster (2001) born in Latvia and moved to Germany in 1996 then to Azerbaijan in 2015. German Champion in 2007. Bronze at the European U10 Championship in 1995, silver at the World U12 in 1997, fourth at the European Individual Championship in 2006 and first equal at the European Rapid Championship in 2010. Best

Dutch Grandmaster (2014). Best results: Groningen Open 2014, 2nd; Dutch Championship 2015, 3rd; London Classic Open 2015, 1st; Bankok Open 2016 3rd; Vlissingen Open 2017, 1-3rd; Groningen Festival 2017, 1-2nd. A participant at the 2016 Olympiad and at in the 2017 World Cup. Peak rating: 2621 in 2017.

Dutch Grandmaster. Graduated in computer science, He started chess at 5 years old. Vice Dutch Champion. Dutch Champion U13 and U20. Best results: won or shared first at Sonnevank, Den Bosch 1998, Vlissingen in 2000 and 2005, Nancy 2005 and the Dutch Open 2006, Amsterdam Open 2006, Sants Barcelona 2007, Utrecht Open 2008, HSG Open

Ukrainian Grandmaster (2004). European Rapid Champion in 2006, European Champion U14 in 1997, European Champion U12 in 1996, Ukraine U20 Champion 2004, Vice Ukrainian Champion 2008. Best results: UKR Champ Boys U18 in 2001 and U20 in 2003, 2nd; Odessa Region Open championship 2003, 2nd; Alushta 2003, 1st; Capelle la Grande in 2007,1st-7th; Pivdenny Bank

Macedonian Grandmaster (2001). Best results: Won Illkirch-Graf Open, Mulhouse 2004, Summer Cup (GRE) 2010. Also second in San Salvador Open in 2003. A participant in the Olympiads until 2014 and in the European Team Championship until 2017. Co-author (with GM Atanas Kolev) of The Easiest Sicilian. An Aggressive Black Repertoire Based on the Sveshnikov (with Atanas

Polish Grandmaster. Polish U10 Champion in 1991, Polish U18 Champion in 2000 and 2001, Vice Polish U20 champion U20 in 2003. A former Physic student from the University of Gdansk. Best results: won or shared first at Poznan 2003, Brno GM in 2004, Brnensky Open 2006, Brno Tespo 2006, Ostroda Open 2006, Konik Morski Rewala