Bob Armstrong
07-03-2010, 12:36 PM
Pendyala (or Pentala) Harikrishna (24 years old, India) Commonwealth Champion 2001 World Junior Champion in 2004 Chess960 World Junior Champion 2006 Played in the Montreal International 2007 Played on India’s Olympiad team 5 times, 2000-2008, often on Board 2 behind World Champion Viswanathan Anand Rated in top 100 in the world, 11th in Asia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendyala_Harikrishna
http://www.harikrishnachess.com/biography/
http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=5007003
Evgeny Bareev (43 years old, Russia)
World Under-16 Champion in 1982
On Olympiad Gold medal team led by Garry Kasparov 1994 and 1996 also 1998 (and 2006) Reached semi-finals of the Classical World Championship 2004 Rated in top 100 in the world Tied for third in the Canadian Open 2006 Gave lecture and simul at Ryerson 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bareev
http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=4100140
Luke McShane (26 years old, England)
World Under-10 Champion 1992
Second in World Junior Championship in 2002 British Blitz Champion 2003 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_McShane
http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=404853
Joshua Friedel (24 years old, USA)
New Hampshire State Amateur Championship (age 8) New Hampshire state Champion California State Champion
2006 2nd All Star Team: Board 1
2007 Samford Scholarship winner
Played in the World Cup 2009 (one of 9 USA players in the 128 player event leading to the World Championship) Tied for first Toronto Open 2009 Won Edmonton International 2009
http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2017199
Alexander Shabalov (42 years old, Pittsburgh, USA) student of former World Champion Mikhail Tal Latvian Junior Champion (age 11) Soviet Union Under-16 Champion 1982 On USA Olympiad team 2000 and 2004 Tied for first in World Open 2003 Played in the Canadian Open 2005 U.S. Open Champion 2007 U.S. Champion 1993, 2000, 2003, 2007 Rated In top 10 in the USA Shabalov himself said: "If the position after my move becomes more complicated then the game is going in the right direction."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Shabalov
http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2008572
Eduardas Rozentalis (47 years old, Lithuania) First board on Lithuanian Olympiad Team 7 times 1992-96, 2002-06, second board 2008 Tied for first in Canadian Open 1995 (Toronto) Won Toronto International Open 2000 Tied for first in Canadian Open 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardas_Rozentalis
Merab Gagunashvili (25 years old, Georgia) Second in World Junior in 2001 Georgian Champion 2004 On Georgian Olympiad team 2002-4-6 Tied for first Hastings Congress 2006 Tied for first National Open and won Blitz Tournament in Las Vegas 2006 Tied for second Quebec Open 2009 Tied for first Georgian Champion 2010
http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=13601652
Vladimir Malaniuk (52 years old, Ukraine)
Second Soviet Championship 1986
Second board on Ukrainian Olympiad team won Silver medal 1996 Won team bronze medal in Olympiad 1998 Second in Keres Memorial rapid 2005 Second in European Rapid Championship 2005 Won Ajaccio Rapid (10 min+3sec) 2006 Won Bad Wörishofen International Open 2010 Developer of the Leningrad Dutch Defence
http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=14100177
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Malaniuk
Walter Arencibia (42 years old, Cuba)
World Junior Chess Champion 1986
Tied for first Canadian Open 2006 (also played in 2003-4-8) On Cuban Olympiad team 9 times 1986-2006 http://www.walterarencibia.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Arencibia
http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=3500012
http://www.harikrishnachess.com/biography/
http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=5007003
Evgeny Bareev (43 years old, Russia)
World Under-16 Champion in 1982
On Olympiad Gold medal team led by Garry Kasparov 1994 and 1996 also 1998 (and 2006) Reached semi-finals of the Classical World Championship 2004 Rated in top 100 in the world Tied for third in the Canadian Open 2006 Gave lecture and simul at Ryerson 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bareev
http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=4100140
Luke McShane (26 years old, England)
World Under-10 Champion 1992
Second in World Junior Championship in 2002 British Blitz Champion 2003 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_McShane
http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=404853
Joshua Friedel (24 years old, USA)
New Hampshire State Amateur Championship (age 8) New Hampshire state Champion California State Champion
2006 2nd All Star Team: Board 1
2007 Samford Scholarship winner
Played in the World Cup 2009 (one of 9 USA players in the 128 player event leading to the World Championship) Tied for first Toronto Open 2009 Won Edmonton International 2009
http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2017199
Alexander Shabalov (42 years old, Pittsburgh, USA) student of former World Champion Mikhail Tal Latvian Junior Champion (age 11) Soviet Union Under-16 Champion 1982 On USA Olympiad team 2000 and 2004 Tied for first in World Open 2003 Played in the Canadian Open 2005 U.S. Open Champion 2007 U.S. Champion 1993, 2000, 2003, 2007 Rated In top 10 in the USA Shabalov himself said: "If the position after my move becomes more complicated then the game is going in the right direction."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Shabalov
http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2008572
Eduardas Rozentalis (47 years old, Lithuania) First board on Lithuanian Olympiad Team 7 times 1992-96, 2002-06, second board 2008 Tied for first in Canadian Open 1995 (Toronto) Won Toronto International Open 2000 Tied for first in Canadian Open 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardas_Rozentalis
Merab Gagunashvili (25 years old, Georgia) Second in World Junior in 2001 Georgian Champion 2004 On Georgian Olympiad team 2002-4-6 Tied for first Hastings Congress 2006 Tied for first National Open and won Blitz Tournament in Las Vegas 2006 Tied for second Quebec Open 2009 Tied for first Georgian Champion 2010
http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=13601652
Vladimir Malaniuk (52 years old, Ukraine)
Second Soviet Championship 1986
Second board on Ukrainian Olympiad team won Silver medal 1996 Won team bronze medal in Olympiad 1998 Second in Keres Memorial rapid 2005 Second in European Rapid Championship 2005 Won Ajaccio Rapid (10 min+3sec) 2006 Won Bad Wörishofen International Open 2010 Developer of the Leningrad Dutch Defence
http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=14100177
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Malaniuk
Walter Arencibia (42 years old, Cuba)
World Junior Chess Champion 1986
Tied for first Canadian Open 2006 (also played in 2003-4-8) On Cuban Olympiad team 9 times 1986-2006 http://www.walterarencibia.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Arencibia
http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=3500012