Armenian Grandmaster (2004). Best result: Teheran Saipa 2003, 2nd; Fajr Open 2010, 3rd. Peak rating: 2524 in 2004.

Czech Grandmaster (1987). Czech Republic Champion in 2001 and Czechoslovakian Champion in 1987. Best results: won or shared first at Varna 1980, Wroclaw 1981, Bienne 1981, Cadca 1983, Prague 1984, Trnava 1986, Luxembourg 1986, Bad Worishofen 1987, Debrecen 1987, Kecskemet 1987, Prague 1988, Gausdal 1988, Lenk 1989, MCR muzu 2001, Prague Open 2005, Prague championship

Russian Grandmaster (2001). He was the youngest Grandmaster from Saint-Petersburg in the 300-year history of the city. Vice Champion of Europe in 2013, Champion of Russia in 2006. Twice Russian U14 Champion in 1998 and in 1999, St. Petersburg U18 Champion. Bronze medallist at the World  U16 Championship in 2001, a Silver medallist at the

French Grandmaster and former chess prodigy. World Champion and European Champion of U10 (1993) and U12 (1995). Bacrot became eight-times French Champion between 1999 and 2003, in 2008 and in 2017. After crushing the former World Champion Vassily Smyslov 5-1, he was awarded the title of IM at 12 years old. At 13th, he was

Swiss Grandmaster born in Russia. He became an Israeli citizen in 1991 and then got a Swiss passport ten years later. Swiss Champion in 2015. Silver medalist at the World Junior Championship in 1992. Russian Junior Champion in 1988 and 1989. Best results: won or shared first at Bad Ragaz 1994, Biel 1996, Groningen 1998, Australia

Serbian Grandmaster (1977). Colonel and graduated in law. Milic was awarded silver and bronze medals for the team performance in the Olympiads of 1952 and 1956 and two silver medals for the team performance in the European Team Championships in 1957 and 1961. He was 14 times a participant in the Yugoslavian championship with the

Russian Grandmaster (2015), World U14 Champion in 2011 and European U16 Champion in 2013. Russian Junior Champion in 2016. Best results: St. Petersburg Championship 2015, 1-2; Margaryan Memorial 2015; 1st; Polugaevsky Memorial, 1st; 25th Heart of Finland Open, 1st; Chigorin Memorial 2015, 2016 and 2017; 1st. Peak rating: 2611 in 2017.  

Chinese Grandmaster (2014) and Woman Grandmaster (2012). Women’s World Rapid Champion in 2017. Women’s Chinese Champion in 2010 and 2014. The winner of the FIDE Women’s GrandPrix 2015-2016. Best results:  Hangzhou Women Tournament 2011, 1st; Nalchik GP  2012, 2nd; Lopota GP 2014, 2nd;  Sharjah GP 2014, 1-2nd;  4th China Women Masters Tournament 2014, 2nd; Teheran GP 2016, 1st.

Brazilian Grandmaster (1972), the first Brazilian chess player who was awarded the International Grandmaster. In the period 1976-80, he was one of the top players in the world. Three times Brazilian Champion, the first time at 13, and after this success he devoted his life to chess. At 15, he participated for the first time

Scottish Grandmaster (1992), ICCF International Master (1993) International Solving Master (2007). Ph.D. in Mathematics. Scottish Champion in 1983, 1991, 1993 and 1995. Commonwealth Champion in 1992. In 2012 and 2013 McNab won the British Problem Solving Championship. A participant in seventeen Olympiads between 1982 and 2010. Author of The Fianchetto King’s Indian and co-authored The Ultimate Pirc with