GM Paulius Pultinevicius
Paulius Pultinevicius is a Lithuanian grandmaster and currently one of the best players in his country (as of June 2021). He earned his international master title in 2017, became a GM in 2019, and reached his peak FIDE rating of 2519 in 2020. In 2016, Pultinevicius was the Lithuanian chess champion...
GM Daniele Vocaturo 2561 | #172
Daniele Vocaturo is an Italian grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.
GM Daniel Fridman 2560 | #173
GM Daniel Fridman is a German grandmaster from Latvia who has won four national championships (one in Latvia, three in Germany).
GM Benjamin Bok 2560 | #173
Benjamin Bok is a Dutch chess grandmaster and streamer who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup. In 2015 he won the Open at the London Chess Classic with a score of 8/9, and in 2017 he tied for first at the Groningen Open with 7/9.
GM Mads Andersen 2559 | #176
Mads Andersen is a Danish chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.
GM Ju Wenjun 2559 | #176
GM Ju Wenjun is a Chinese grandmaster and the reigning Women’s Champion since May 2018, when she defeated GM Tan Zhongyi in a match. Ju has defended her title successfully four times: in a November 2018 tournament, a 2020 match against GM Aleksandra Goryachkina, a 2023 match against GM Lei Tingjie,...
GM Yasser Quesada Perez
Yasser Quesada Perez is a Cuban chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.
GM Sergei Azarov 2557 | #180
GM Sergei Azarov is a chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2023 FIDE World Cup.