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Artur Yusupov Facts

Artur Mayakovich Yusupov (Russian: Арту́р Маякович Юсу́пов; German: Artur Majakowitsch Jussupow; born February 13, 1960 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Russian chess grandmaster and a chess writer. He has lived in Germany since the

Vladimir Malakhov Facts

Vladimir Malakhov (Russian: Владимир Малахов; born November 27, 1980 in Ivanovo) is a Russian chess grandmaster.

Vladimir Akopian Facts

Vladimir Akopian (Russian: Владимир Акопян; born December 7, 1971 in Baku, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union) is a leading Armenian chess Grandmaster. In Armenia, his surname is more commonly written Hakobyan (Armenian:

Krzysztof Bulski Facts

Krzysztof Bulski (born 12 February 1987) is a Polish chess Grandmaster (2012).

Ognjen Cvitan Facts

Ognjen Cvitan (born 10 October 1961 in Šibenik, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian (formerly Yugoslav) chess grandmaster. Cvitan earned the International Master title by winning the 1981 World Junior Championship. His grandmaster title was awarded in 1987.

André Chéron Facts

André Chéron (September 25, 1895 – September 12, 1980) was a French chess player, endgame theorist, and a composer of endgame studies. He lived in Switzerland for many years. He was named a FIDE International Master of Chess Composition in 1959,

Ruan Lufei Facts

Ruan Lufei (Chinese: 阮露斐; born October 2, 1987) is a Chinese chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and Women’s World Championship runner-up in 2010.

Henrique Mecking Facts

Henrique Costa Mecking (born 23 January 1952), also known as Mequinho, is a Brazilian chess grandmaster who reached his zenith in the 1970s and is still one of the strongest players in Brazil. He was a chess prodigy, drawing comparisons to Bobby Fisc

Jana Jacková Facts

Jana Jacková (born 6 August 1982) is a Czech chess player. She played for the Czech team in following Chess Olympiads: Elista 1998, Istanbul 2000, Bled 2002, Calvià 2004, Turin 2006 and Dresden 2008. In 2007 she played a friendly match against Dutc

Dariusz Świercz Facts

Dariusz Świercz (born 31 May 1994) is a Polish chess grandmaster. He is one of the youngest grandmasters in history and the youngest Polish grandmaster of all time, achieving the title at the age of 14 years and seven months in 2009.

Vladimir Afromeev Facts

Vladimir Afromeev is a businessman and chess player who was born in 1954 in the city of Tula, a city located about 120 km from Moscow. In the past few years Afromeev has gained spectacular, apparently miraculous, improvements in his official FIDE El

Manuel Apicella Facts

Manuel Apicella (born 19 April 1970, Longjumeau, France) is a French chess grandmaster.