GM Artur Yusupov 2554 | #192
GM Artur Jussupow is a Russian-born German grandmaster and three-time candidate for the world championship. (The English transliteration of his surname is Yusupov, while Jussupow is the German spelling.) In the quarterfinal tiebreak of his last Candidates in 1991, Jussupow was responsible for one of...
GM Vladimir Akopian 2553 | #193
Vladimir Akopian is an Armenian-American grandmaster. As a young player, Akopian enjoyed great success by winning the U16 World Youth Chess Championship in 1986 and the U18 World Youth Chess Championship two years later. In 1999, Akopian surprised by reaching the final of the FIDE Knockout World Championship....
GM Alexandr Fier 2553 | #193
Alexandr Fier is a Brazilian chess grandmaster and four-time Brazilian Chess Champion, most recently in 2022.
GM Sebastian Bogner
Sebastian Bogner is a Swiss chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.
GM Andrey Baryshpolets
Andrey (Andrii) Baryshpolets is a Ukrainian grandmaster and a candidate for the FIDE presidency in 2022. Baryshpolets won the U18 division of the Ukrainian championship in 2008 and was the runner-up at the Ukrainian blitz championship in 2012. He shared first with GM Ivan Popov and GM Alberto...
GM Luis Ernesto Quesada Perez
GM Luis Ernesto Quesada Perez is a Cuban chess grandmaster and 2023 World Cup participant.
GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista
Lazaro Bruzon Batista is a Cuban-American grandmaster who switched federations to the United States in 2020. He was World Junior Champion in 2000 and reached the world #26 rating in 2005. Bruzon, a participant in the 2021 U.S. Championship, reached a peak rating of 2717 in 2012.
GM Guillermo Vazquez 2549 | #203
Guillermo Vazquez is a Paraguayan chess international master who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.