Evgeny Ilgizovich Bareev is a Russian-Canadian chess player and trainer. Awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1989, he was ranked fourth in the FIDE world rankings in October 2003, with an Elo rating of 2739.
Kevin Spraggett is a chess grandmaster. He was the fourth Canadian to earn the grandmaster title, after Abe Yanofsky, Duncan Suttles and Peter Biyiasas. Spraggett is the only Canadian ever to have qualified for the world championship Candidates Tournament, having done so in 1985 and 1988. He has won a total of eight Canadian Open Chess Championships, seven Closed Canadian Chess Championships, and has represented Canada eight times in Olympiad play. Spraggett has also written for Canadian chess publications and published a chess blog.
Wang Hao is a Chinese chess grandmaster. In November 2009, Wang became the fourth Chinese player to break through the 2700 Elo rating mark.
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.
Roberto Cifuentes Parada is a Chilean chess master.
Georg Meier is a German-Uruguayan chess grandmaster who represents Uruguay.
Wissam Toubal is an Algerian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master.
Nebojša Nikolić, is a Bosnian chess International Master (IM) (1991) and Chess Olympiad team silver medalist (1994).
Amador Rodríguez Céspedes is a Cuban chess Grandmaster (GM) (1977) who represented Spain since 2002.
Goran Čabrilo is a Serbian chess player who holds the titles of Grandmaster (GM) (1995).
Jozef Martin Boey was a Belgian chess player who held the FIDE title of International Master and the ICCF title of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster. He was a four-time Belgian Chess Championship winner.
María Luisa Cuevas Rodríguez is a Spanish chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master. She is a seven time Spanish Women's Chess Champion.
Hristos Kokkoris is a Greek chess FIDE Master (FM) and three-time Greek Chess Championship winner.
Bernard Huguet, is a French chess FIDE Master (FM), French Chess Championship medalist (1967), Paris City Chess Championship winner (1969), Chess Olympiad individual bronze medal winner (1968).
Roberto Silva Nazzari is a Uruguayan chess player, Uruguayan Chess Championship winner (1971).
Virginia Justo is an Argentine chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (1982). She is a four-time winner of the Argentine Women's Chess Championship and a Women's Chess Olympiad individual silver medalist (1984).
Erling Mortensen, is a Danish chess International Master (IM) (1980), four-times Danish Chess Championship winner.
Michael Flannan Littleton was an Irish chess player, two-times Irish Chess Championship winner.
Mario Campos López is a Mexican chess International Master, two-times Mexican Chess Championship winner.
Darius Ruželė is a Lithuanian chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster. He is Lithuanian Chess Championship silver and bronze medalist.
