Rogelio Antonio Jr. is a Filipino chess grandmaster, who was awarded the title in 1993. He is affectionately known as "Joey" Antonio or GM Joey. Antonio finished tied for 3rd-8th places in the 2009 Asian Chess Championship and became the first player in the Philippines' history to qualify for the World Cup later in 2009.
Alon Greenfeld is an Israeli chess grandmaster and trainer.
Dejan Antić is a Serbian chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster.
Fiona Steil-Antoni is a Luxembourgish chess player. She was awarded the title of Woman International Master by FIDE in 2010. Steil-Antoni won an individual gold medal at the Women's Chess Olympiad in 2006.
Essam El-Gindy is an Egyptian chess Grandmaster and FIDE Trainer.
Laura Unuk is a Slovenian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster and International Master. She has been twice world girls' champion in her age category, and was the Slovenian women's champion in 2013. Unuk is the top female player of Slovenia.
Sergey Pavlov is a Ukrainian chess player who holds the title of International Master. Ukrainian Chess Championship winner in 2010.
Shahenda Wafa is an Egyptian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (2017). She is a three-time African Women's Chess Champion.
Zoya Schleining, is a Ukraine-born German chess player who holds the title of International Master.
Olga Sikorová, née Černá, is a Czech chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster. She is a six-time winner of the Czech Women's Chess Championship and two-times individual bronze medalist of the European Women's Team Chess Championships.
Anđelija Stojanović is a Serbian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster and FIDE Trainer (2015). She is a three-time Serbian Women's Chess Champion.
Nikola Sedlak is a Serbian chess player who holds the titles of Grandmaster (GM) (2003), Serbian Chess Championship winner (2010), Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner (2014), and EU Individual Open Chess Championship winner (2007).
Tatiana Melamed is a Ukraine born German chess player who holds the title of Woman grandmaster, Ukrainian Women's Chess Championship winner (1996).
John Paul Gomez is a Filipino chess player. He was awarded the title of International Master (IM) in 2007 and International Grandmaster (GM) in 2009. He is a three-time Filipino national junior champion and has also won the Filipino Chess Championship.
Dragan Barlov is a Serbian chess grandmaster having earned the title in 1986. He won the Yugoslav Chess Championship title in 1986 and earned a silver medal in the European Team Chess Championships in 1989.
The Pan American Junior Chess Championship is an annual chess tournament open to players in the Americas who are under 20 years of age. The tournament has been held since 1974 with occasional interruptions. Beginning in 1995, a separate championship for girls has been held concurrently with the open championship.
The Asian Junior Chess Championship is an annual chess tournament open to players in Asia and Oceania who are under 20 years of age. The tournament has been held annually since 1977 with occasional interruptions. Since 1985, a separate Asian championship for girls has also been organized. Since at least 1996, the two championships have always been held concurrently.
Ricardo de Guzman is a Filipino chess player. He was one of the premiere players of the Philippines in the 1980s and was awarded the title of International Master in 1982. He is nationally ranked 39th in the Philippines, 22nd among active players. He reached a peak rating of 2439 but currently has a classical ELO rating of 2344, rapid rating of 2261 and blitz rating of 2363 per FIDE.
Olanrewaju Ajibola is a Nigerian chess player.
Guðlaug Torsteinsdóttir is an Icelandic chess Women FIDE master (WFM), six-times winner the Icelandic Women's Chess Championship with the first of the titles coming at the age of 14 and the last one at the age of 46 - 32 years apart.
Cecile van der Merwe (RSA) [21] 
Jamila Yougane (MAR)
Mona Khaled (EGY)
Esperança Caxita (ANG)
Lina Nassr (ALG)