GM Wesley So
By Jennifer Shahade   
March 8, 2015
Birthdate: 10-9-1993
Birthplace: Manila, Phillipines
Residence:
Minnetonka,  Minnesota.
Websites:  http://wesleyso.com/


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GM Aleksandr Lenderman
By CLO   
February 9, 2011
Rating: 2647
Birthdate: 9-23-1989
Birthplace: Russia
Residence: Brooklyn, New York

Scorecard:
World Youth Under 16 Champion (2005, France)
Winner of many Opens such as the 2009 Marshall Chess Club Championships, 2009 Atlantic Open and 2010 Eastern Open.
2008 Grand Prix Champion

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GM Robert Hess
By Jennifer Shahade   
October 7, 2010
Rating: 2658
Birthdate: 12-19-1991
Birthplace: New York, New York
Residence:
New York, New York
 
Scorecard:
2009 SPICE CUP International winner
Winner of the 2009 SuperNationals High school Championship
2009 US Chess Championship runner-up
Member of 2010 Silver-medallist World Team squad
2010 Samford Fellowship recipient

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GM Ray Robson
By CLO   
September 15, 2010

Rating: 2613
Birthdate: 10-25-1994
Birthplace: Guam
Residence: Florida


Scorecard:
Youngest GM to play for America-2009

2005 National K-6 Champion 2009
2009 US Junior Closed Champion
2009 Pan-American Junior Champion


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GM Alexander Stripunsky
By -lk   
June 23, 2007
Rating: 2615
Birthdate: 8-18-1970
Birthplace: Ukraine
Residence: New Jersey
Website: www.chesscamp.us

Scorecard:
1998 Grand Prix champion
2002 U.S. Open co-winner
2005 U.S Championship runner up
2004 Continental Open co-winner

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GM Alexander Onischuk
By US Chess Federation   
June 1, 2007
Rating: 2764
Birthdate: 9-3-1975
Birthplace: Crimea, Ukraine
Residence: Virginia


Scorecard:
2000 Ukrainian Champion
2002 Clear first in the Category 16 Poikovsky RR in Siberia
2006- U.S. Champion
2007- tied for first at the Biel Chess Festival (lost to Carlsen on tiebreak)
2006-2008-Member of 2006 Turin and 2008 Dresden U.S. Bronze Medal Olympic Teams
2010- Individual gold medal at World Team Championship and team silver medal

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GM Alexander Yermolinsky
By Hal Bogner   
June 1, 2007
Rating: 2589
Birthdate:April 11,1958
Birthplace: St.Petersburg, Russia
Residence: Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Scorecard:
1999 U.S. Open Champion
1996 U.S. Champion
1993 U.S. Champion

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GM Boris Gulko
By Hal Bogner   
June 1, 2007
Rating: 2591
Birthdate: 2-9-1947
Birthplace: Erfurt, East Germany
Residence: Fairlawn, New Jersey

Scorecard:
Two-time U.S. Champion (1994 and 1999)
U.S.S.R Champion (1977)
Reached final eight in 1994 World Championship
Winner of many opens and Round Robins, including: Helsinki 1992, Paris 1986 (RR) and Biel (1987.)

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GM Eugene Perelshteyn
By Hal Bogner   
June 1, 2007
Rating: 2607
Birthdate 2-02-1980
Birthplace Zhitomir, Ukraine
Residence: Boston
Scorecard:
2000 US Junior Champ
2003 Generation Chess Closed Champion

2006 Foxwoods Open co-champ
2006 Atlantic Open Champion

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GM Gata Kamsky
By -lk   
June 1, 2007
Rating: 2813
Birthdate: 6-2-1974
Birthplace: Russia
Residence: Brooklyn, New York
Moved to America: 1989
Website: www.01chess.com

Scorecard:
1991- U.S Champion
1990- GM at 16 years old
2006 World Open Champion
2007 World Cup Champion/World Championship candidate 
2006/2008- Member of Bronze Medal U.S. Olympic teams in Dresden, Germany and Turin, Italy
2010 US Chess Champion
2011 US Chess Champion
2013 US Chess Champion
2014 US Chess Champion

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GM Gregory Kaidanov
By Hal Bogner   
June 1, 2007
Rating: 2643
Birthdate: 11-10-1959
Birthplace: Ukraine
Residence: Lexington, Kentucky
Website: www.kaidanov.org

Scorecard:
2008- Coach of U.S Women's Bronze Medal Team in Dresden, Germany
2006- Member of Bronze Medal Olympic team in Turin, Italy
2004- individual silver board medal at the Calvia, Spain Olympiad
1998- Member of silver Olympic team in Elista, Russia
1993-Member of Gold Medal team at the World team championship in Lucerne
1992- World Open winner
1992- U.S Open winner
2002- Foxwoods Open winner
2002- Chicago Open winner
2002- U.S Masters winner 

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GM Hikaru Nakamura
By -lk   
June 1, 2007
Rating: 2881 USCF, 2799 FIDE (April, 2015)
MSA Link
Birthdate: 12-9-1987
Birthplace: Osaka, Japan
Residence: Saint Louis, Missouri
Websites: www.hikarunakamura.com
saintlouischessclub.org/

Scorecard:
2011 Tata Steel Chess Champion
2015, 2012, 2009 and 2005 U.S Champion
2010 World Team gold medallist and 1st board for silver medal team
Member of 2006 (Turin, Italy) and 2008 (Dresden, Germany) Bronze Medal Olympic Teams.
NM at 10, breaking U.S. record
GM at 15, breaking U.S. record
2005 Foxwoods Open Champion
2005 Samford Scholarship winner
2001 U.S. Junior Champion

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GM Igor Novikov
By Hal Bogner   
June 1, 2007
Rating: 2650
Birthdate: 1962
Birthplace: Kharkov, Ukraine
Residence: Brooklyn, NY

Scorecard:
1st place in New York Smartchess International I and II
Tied for 1st 1999 World Open
Tied for 1st Chicago Open (2005+1998)
Tied for 1st- Foxwoods Open (1999 and 2001)

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GM Ildar Ibragimov
By Hal Bogner   
June 1, 2007
Rating: 2597
Birthdate: 8-16-1967
Birthplace: Kazan, Russia
Residence: New Haven, U.S.A
Moved to America: 2001

Scorecard:
1991 tied for 1st in USSR young masters (with Kramnik!)
co-winner of:
World Open 2005
U.S Open 2004
Continental Open 2004
Foxwoods Open 2004

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GM Joel Benjamin
By Hal Bogner   
June 1, 2007
Rating: 2621
Birthdate: 3-11-1964
Birthplace: New York, NY
Residence: New Jersey

Scorecard:
3-time U.S Junior Champion, Became a GM in 1986
3-time U.S Champion (1987, 1997, 2000)


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GM Julio Becerra
By Hal Bogner   
June 1, 2007
Rating: 2610
Birthdate: 10-15-1973
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
Residence: Miami, Florida

Scorecard:
1997- Earned the Grandmaster title
1995 and 1998-Cuban Champion
2006 Florida Champion
2006 U.S. Chess League MVP

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