Ukrainian Grandmaster (1998). Ukrainian Champion in 1997 and 1998. Bronze medallist at the European U18 championship in 1995. Best results: winner or shared first at Kiev Spring 2000, Polanica Zdroj 2001, Essent Open and Brussels Rapid 2005, Kiev Independence Cup in 2006, Balaguer Open 2006, Istanbul Open 2006, Ghent Open 2007, Trieste Open 2007, Citta di Monti

Argentinian Grandmaster (1950) born in Poland. Author and journalist.  Best ever Argentinian player and one of the top world best 10 players around 1950. National Champion in 1950, 1951, 1955, 1960, 1966 and 1975. Najdorf was awarded a gold medal for the best individual performance at board 1 at the 1950 and 1952 Olympiads. Playing

Canadian Grandmaster (2008) born in Ukraine. Anton immigrated in Argentine in 1998 and since 2008 he is living in Montreal, Canada. Vice champion of Argentina in 2008. Since 2017, he is pursuing a master’s degree in Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas. Best results: Mar del Plata Open 2006, 2nd; Benidorm Open 2009, 4-9th;

Hungarian Grandmaster (2010). Hungarian U16 Champion in 2005, Hungarian U20 Champion in 2007. Hungarian vice-champion 2013. Best results: Balaton IM 2004, 1-2nd; European U18 championship 2007, 3-4th; Vila de Sitges Open 2008, 1st; Hungarian Open 2009, 3-5th; Balaton Open 2010, 1st; Budapest FS10 GM 2010, 1-2nd; Tenkes Kupa Ozdi L Memorial 2010, 2-4th; Zagreb Open

Russian Grandmaster (1992), FIDE Senior Trainer and coach. He shared the silver medal at the Russian championship in 1992. Best results: Won or shared first at Matra Open 1993, Oberwart Open 1994, Noyabrk 1995, Velden 1996, Russia SF 1998, Ubeda 1999, Neckar Open 2001, Bayer Meister Open, Munsterland Open, Pyramiden-Franken Cup 2002, Wiener Schachmeiss 2003,

Chinese Grandmaster (2003). Chinese Champion in 1995 and 2000. Best results: 2nd in Shenzen GM in 1992. A participant in the Olympiads from 1980 until 1992. Peak rating: 2536 in 2000. Retired from international chess since 2001. Best ELO: 2536 in 2000.

One of the strongest chess players of England at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The pupil of Jacob Sarratt, and the teacher of Alexander McDonnell and George Walker, he published a series of studies devoted to Gambits. Author of Elements of the Game of Chess (1822) and A Series of Progressive Lessons on the Game

German Grandmaster (2009). Lawyer. German U15 champion in 1985 and U17 champion in 1986. Best results: Lenk Open 2007, 1st>; Lenk Open 2009, 1-5th>; Open Schachclub Bayer Leverkusen 2010, 2-3rd; Hogeschool Zeeland Chess Tournament 2009, 3-7th. Peak rating: 2521 in 2010.

U.S. Grandmaster. U.S. Junior Champion in 2015. Best results: North American Youth Championship U-18 in 2013, 1st;  Serbian Sports Summer Open 2017,  1-2nd. Peak rating: 2515 in 2016.

German Grandmaster (2003).  Kritz was born in Russia and immigrated to Germany in 1996.  World U16 Champion in 1999. He is married to Nadezhda Kosintseva and they live in the Dallas area, USA. Best results: winner or shared first in Budapest IM FS05 in 2000, International Jungmeisterturn Zug 2001, Bad Emser 2004, Lausanne Youth Masters