International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster
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International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster is a title created by the FIDE in 1953, second only to that of world correspondence champion. Now awarded by the International Correspondence Chess Federation
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International Correspondence Chess Federation
International Correspondence Chess Federation was founded in 1951 as a new appearance of the ICCA , which was founded in 1945, as successor of the IFSB , founded in 1928....
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American ICCGMs
- Hans Jack BerlinerHans BerlinerHans Jack Berliner , a Professor of , is a former World Correspondence Chess Champion, from 1965–68. He is a Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess, and an International Master for over-the-board chess. He directed the construction of the chess computer HiTech. Berliner is also a chess writer.-Life...
, GM 1968 - Vytas Victor PalciauskasVictor PalciauskasDr Victor Palciauskas is an American grandmaster of correspondence chess, most famous for being the tenth ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1978 and 1984....
, GM 1983 - Joseph DeMauro, GM 1997
- Alik Zilberberg, GM 1994
- John Timm, GM 2004
- Robin Smith (deceased)Robin Smith (chess player)Robin Smith was an American chess Grandmaster of correspondence chess, a two-time U.S. US Correspondence Chess Champion, and an author of a chess book.- Books:...
, GM 2004 - Jason Bokar, GM 2007
- Daniel M. Fleetwood, GM 2008
ArgentinianArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
ICCGMs
- Roberto Alvarez, GM 1998
- David Beaumont, GM 2007
- German Benz, GM 2002
- Ruben Berdichesky, GM 1999
- Gabriel Blasberg, GM 1999
- Jose Copie, GM 2000
- Gustavo Echeguren, GM 2003
- Liliana Susana Fredes de Locio, LGM 2010
- Roberto Jacquin, GM 2009
- Juan Sebastian Morgado, GM 1983
- Alfredo Mozzino, GM 2000
- Carlos Pappier, GM 1995
- Norberto Patrici, GM 1998
- Rodolfo Redolfi, GM 1995
- Alfredo Roca, GM 1999
- Hector Walsh, GM 2006
AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n ICCGMs
- Former world champion Cecil John Seddon PurdyCecil PurdyCecil John Seddon Purdy was an Australian chess International Master and inaugural World Correspondence Chess champion. Purdy earned the Grandmaster title at Correspondence Chess in 1953...
, GM 1959 - Romanas ArlauskasRomanas ArlauskasRomanas Arlauskas was a Lithuanian-born Australian chess master.Arlauskas played at sixth board in an unofficial Chess Olympiad at Munich 1936...
, GM 1965 - Lucius EndzelinsLucijs EndzelinsLūcijs Endzelīns was a Latvian-Australian chess master....
, GM 1959 - Chris Fenwick, GM 2007
AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n ICCGMs
- Tunc Hamarat, GM 1997
- Hermann Knoll, GM 2009
- Gertrude Schoisswohl, LGM 1997
- Dr. Harald Tarnowiecki, GM 1998
- Dr. Sven Teichmeister, GM 2002
- Wolfgang Zugrav, GM 2003
BelgianBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
ICCGMs
- Jozef Boey, GM 1975
- Marc Geenen, GM 2000
- Valeer Maes, GM 1988
- Alberic O'Kelly de GalwayAlbéric O'Kelly de GalwayAlbéric O'Kelly de Galway was a Belgian chess Grandmaster , and an International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster , most famous for being the third ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1959 and 1962. He was also a chess writer...
, GM 1962 - Christophe Pauwels, GM 2009
- Richard Polaczek, GM 1995
BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian ICCGMs
- Paulo Chacon, GM 2009
- Antonio Cipoli, GM 2009
- Carlos Costa, GM 2002
- Salvador Cresce, GM 2003
- Dr. Jose Goncalves, GM 2003
- Nevio Joao, GM 2005
- Joao de Oliveira, GM 2009
- Marcio de Oliveira, GM 2005
- Iluska Pereira da Cunha Simonsen, LGM 2000
BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n ICCGMs
- Margarita Bocheva, LGM 2008
- Mladen Gudyev, GM 1991
- Sabina Karapchanska, LGM 2010
- Nikolai Ninov, GM 2000
- Dr. Georgi Popov, GM 1976
CanadianCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
ICCGMs
- Jonathan BerryJonathan BerryJonathan Berry is a Canadian International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster, an International Arbiter, a FIDE Master over-the-board, and a chess journalist and author...
, GM 1985 - Jean HebertJean HébertJean Hébert is a Canadian International Master of chess, an International Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess, and a chess writer, journalist, and commentator. He is the current Canadian chess champion, a title he first won in 1978. He tied for this title in 2007 as well, but lost in playoffs...
, GM 1984 - Robert Kiviaho, GM 1984
- Wolfram Schoen, GM 2006
- Duncan SuttlesDuncan SuttlesDuncan Suttles is an International Grandmaster of chess who was the strongest Canadian player between the eras of Abe Yanofsky and Kevin Spraggett. He is one of the few over-the-board grandmasters who also holds the title of Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess. Suttles has been inactive in...
, GM 1982 - Alexander Ugge, GM 2005
CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n ICCGMs
- Ing. Pavao Keglević, GM 1978
- Davor Krivić, GM 2008
- Maja Zelčić, LGM 2005
- Leonardo Ljubičić, GM 2011
Czechian ICCGMs
- Marie Bazantova, LGM 2004
- Libor Danek, GM 1999
- Roman Chytilek, GM 2004
- Vlasta Horackova, LGM 2005
- Karel Husak, GM 1968
- Jaroslav Hybl, GM 1968
- Jaroslav Jezek, GM 1985
- Milos Kratochvil, GM 2006
- Eva Mozna, LGM 1997
- Zdenek Nyvit, GM 2007
- Anna Ryvova, LGM 2003
- Rudolf Sevecek, GM 2000
- Alena Sikorova-Klosova, LGM 1997
- Michal Tochacek, GM 2004
- Jaroslav Vaindl, GM 2004
- Jiri Vosahlik, GM 2009
- Davis Vrkoc, GM 2009
- Ing. Jindrich Zapletal, GM 1998
DanishDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
ICCGMs
- Erik Bang, GM 1979
- Ove Ekebjaerg, GM GM 1987
- Niels Fries Nielsen, GM 1997
- Curt HansenCurt HansenCurt Hansen is a Danish chess Grandmaster and a former World Junior Champion.A strong junior player, he had major successes in international youth competitions, commencing with the then Groningen based European Junior Chess Championship, where he finished first in 1982 and second in 1983...
, GM 1999 - Jan du Jardin, GM 1999
- Allan Jensen, GM 1990
- Arne Jorgensen, GM 2002
- Martin LohseMartin LohseMartin Lohse is a Danish 21st century classical composer and visual artist.-Biography:Martin Lohse began his education at the Musical Science Institute in Copenhagen...
, GM 2009 - Jens Nielsen, GM 2005
- Allan Poulsen, GM 2000
- Jørn SlothJørn SlothJørn Sloth is a Danish chess FIDE Master and grandmaster of the correspondence chess, most famous for being the eighth ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1975 and 1980....
, GM 1978 - Bent Sorensen, GM 1994
EnglishEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
ICCGMs
- Dr. Jill Barber, LGM 2005
- Anthony Barnsley, GM 2009
- John Brookes, GM 2001
- Dr. Ian Brooks, GM 2002
- Peter H Clarke, GM 1980
- Peter Coleman, GM 2004
- Richard Hall, GM 2002
- Adrian Hollis, GM 1976
- Maurice Johnson, GM 1996
- Mary E. Jones, LGM 2005
- Peter MarklandPeter MarklandPeter Markland is a British chess player. He was a member of the British team at the Chess Olympiads in 1972 and 1974.Peter Markland is since 1984 an ICCF Grandmaster.-References :* *...
, GM 1984 - Peter MillicanPeter MillicanPeter Millican is Professor of Philosophy at Hertford College, Oxford University in the United Kingdom. His primary interests include the philosophy of David Hume, philosophy of religion, philosophy of language, and epistemology. Millican is particularly well known for his work on David Hume, and...
, GM 1997 - Jonathan PenroseJonathan PenroseJonathan Penrose, OBE is an English chess player, emeritus Grandmaster, and International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster who won the British Chess Championship ten times between 1958 and 1969. He is the son of Lionel Penrose, a world famous professor of genetics, and brother of Roger Penrose...
, GM 1983 - Nigel Povah, GM 1989
- Michael Prizant, GM 1996
- John Pugh, GM 2006
- Keith Richardson, GM 1975
- Simon Webb, GM 1983
EstoniaEstoniaEstonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n ICCGMs
- Alvar Kangur, GM 2007
- Raul Kukk, GM 2006
- Tonu Oim, GM 1981
- Merike Rotova, LGM 1997
- Tonu Tiits, GM 2009
- Svetlana Zainetdinova, LGM 2009
FinishFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
ICCGMs
- Reijo Hiltunen, GM 1999
- Risto Kauranen, GM 1977
- Jaako Kivimäki, GM 1998
- Tero Kokkila, GM 1996
- Olli Koskinen, GM 1982
- Auvo Kujala, GM 1991
- Pertti Lehikoinen, GM 1985
- Asko Linna, GM 2006
- Georg Österman, GM 1994
- Pentti Palmo, GM 1980
- Heikki Pigg, GM 2007
- Kari Tikkanen, GM 1999
- Juhani Sorri, GM 1982
FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
ICCGMs
- Dr. Volf Bergraser, GM 1981
- Stephane Goerlinger, GM 2005
- Michel Lecroq, GM 1998
- Christophe Leotard, GM 2000
- Manuel Menetrier, GM 2002
- Jacqueline Roos, LGM 2000
- Robert Serradimigni, GM 2009
- Christophe Spitz, GM 2007
GermanGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
ICCGMs
- Dr. Friedrich BaumbachFriedrich BaumbachDr Friedrich Baumbach is a German chess grandmaster of correspondence chess, most famous for being the eleventh ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1983 and 1989...
, GM 1973 - Volker-Michael Anton, GM 1987
- Andreas Bachmann, GM 2001
- Gerd Branding, GM 2004
- Andreas Brenke, GM 2004
- Wolfgang Brodda, GM 2009
- Horst Broß, GM 2005
- Jürgen Bücker, GM 2009
- Heinrich Burger, GM 1996
- Annemarie Burghoff, LGM 2005
- Dr. Stephan Busemann, GM 1996
- Dr. Heinz-Wilhelm Dünhaupt, GM 1973
- Hans-Marcus Elwert, GM 1996
- Dr. Klaus Engel, GM 1983
- Ricarda Flügel, LGM 2008
- Frank Gerhardt, GM 2003
- Hans-Ulrich Grünberg, GM 1991
- Wolfgang Häßler, GM 1997
- Horst Handel, GM 1987
- Laura Hartmann, LGM 2009
- Hermann Heemsoth, GM 1987
- Paul Heilemann, GM 1984
- Prof. Dr. Knut Herschel, GM 1999
- Peter Hertel, GM 1999
- Dr. Hans-Joachim Hofstetter, GM 2003
- Siegfried Karkuth, GM 2006
- Heinz-Erich van Kempen, GM 1999
- Siegfried Kluve, GM 1998
- Klaus Kögler, GM 2007
- Dr. Martin KreuzerMartin KreuzerMartin Kreuzer , is a German Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess and a Mathematics professor.Kreuzer did his undergraduate studies in Mathematics at the University of Regensburg, located on the Danube River in Bavaria. He moved to the United States and completed his doctorate at Brandeis University...
, GM 1994 - Dr. Matthias Kribben, GM 2009
- Günther Kühnel, GM 2009
- Dr. Fred Kunzelmann, GM 2007
- Gerhard Löh, GM 1991
- Karl-Heinz Maeder, GM 1992
- Ralph Mallee, GM 1989
- Werner Metz, GM 1997
- Dieter Mohrlok, GM 1999
- Reinhard Moll, GM 2009
- Gerhard Müller, GM 2006
- Joachim Neumann, GM 2001
- Arno Nickel, GM 2001
- Dr. Manfred Nimtz, GM 1998
- Thomas Raupp, GM 2001
- Dieter Reppmann, GM 2005
- Horst Rittner, GM 1961
- Wolfgang Rohde, GM 2006
- Lothar Schmid, GM 1959
- Anja Schmidt, LGM 2005
- Frank Schröder, GM 2008
- Ingo Schütt, GM 1999
- Sandra Seidel, LGM 2010
- Christian Sender, GM 2002
- Mirna Siewert, LGM 2004
- Achim Soltau, GM 1993
- Dr. Claus Sprengelmeier, GM 2006
- Dieter Stern, GM 1985
- Dr. Werner Stern, GM 2009
- Günter Stertenbrink, GM 1984
- Maximilian Voss, GM 2003
- Robert K. Frhr. von Weizsäcker, GM 2004
- Thomas Winckelmann, GM 2004
- Hans-Dieter Wunderlich, GM 2006
- Hans Ziewitz, GM 1995
ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
ICCGMs
- Gabriel Cardelli, GM 2002
- Dr. Claudio Casabona, GM 2000
- Ettore D'Adamo, GM 2002
- Massimo De Blasio, GM 2001
- Fabio Finocchiaro, GM 1999
- Sante Giuliani, GM 2005
- Dr. Mario NapolitanoMario NapolitanoMario Napolitano was an Italian chess master.At the beginning of his career, Napolitano took 5th place in Venice in 1928. Then, he won at Milan 1934. He had played many times in the Italian championships and local tournaments – before, during and after World War II...
, GM 1959 - Angelo Peluso, GM 1998
- Laura Piazza, LGM 2008
- Vittorio Piccardo, GM 2001
- Eros Riccio, GM 2010
- Alessandra Riegler, LGM 2005
- Luz Marina Tinjaca, LGM 2006
- Maurizio Tirabassi, GM 1999
- Bela Toth, GM 2004
- Elio Vassia, GM 2005
- Ing. Alberto Zanetti, GM 1997
DutchNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
ICCGMs
- Peter Boll, GM 1993
- Dr. Abram Idema, GM 1994
- Dr. Dick van Geet, GM 1991
World Champions
- Yakov EstrinYakov EstrinYakov Borisovich Estrin was a Russian chess International Master, theoretician, and writer.After a brief foray into "over-the-board" play, he turned to correspondence chess in the early 1960s with immediate success Yakov Borisovich Estrin (April 21, 1923 – February 2, 1987) was a Russian chess...
, GM 1966 - Vyacheslav RagozinViacheslav RagozinViacheslav Vasilyevich Ragozin was a Soviet chess Grandmaster, an International Arbiter of chess, and a World Correspondence Chess Champion. He was also a chess writer and editor.- Biography :...
, GM 1959 - Grigory SanakoevGrigory SanakoevGrigory Konstantinovich Sanakoev is a Russian chess grandmaster of correspondence chess, most famous for being the 12th ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1984 and 1991....
, GM 1984 - Mikhail UmanskyMikhail UmanskyMikhail Markovich Umansky , born January 21, 1952 in Stavropol, then USSR, was a Russian chess grandmaster of correspondence chess, who was the 13th ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1989 and 1998...
, GM 1995 - Prof. Vladimir Zagorovsky, GM 1965
- Aleksandr Dronov, GM 2005
Other players
- Lyudmila S. Belavenets, LGM 1997
- Maksim Blokh, GM 1998
- Igor BondarevskyIgor BondarevskyIgor Zakharovich Bondarevsky was a Soviet Russian chess Grandmaster in both over-the-board and correspondence chess, an International Arbiter, trainer, and chess author...
, GM 1961 - Georgy Borisenko, GM 1966
- Piotr Dubinin, GM 1962
- Sergey Grodzensky, GM 1999
- Abram Khasin, GM 1972
- Sergey Khlusevich, GM 1997
- Igor Kopylov, GM 1994
- Sergei Korolev, GM 1995
- Irina V. Perevertkina, LGM 1999
- Nina G. Shchebenyuk, LGM 2006
- Olga M. Sukhareva, LGM 2006
- Lora G. Yakovleva, LGM 1997
- Tamara P. Zaitseva, LGM 2008
SpanishSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
ICCGMs
- Carlos Cruzado Duenas, GM 2009
- P Drake Diez de Rivera, GM 2007
- Alberto Gonzalez Freixas, GM 2005
- David Lafarga Santorroman, GM 2008
- Joel Martin Clemente, GM 2008
- Jose Mercadal Benejam, GM 2002
- Francisco Vellila V. Velasco, GM 2008
SwedishSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
ICCGMs
- Ulf AnderssonUlf AnderssonUlf Andersson is a leading Swedish chess player. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1970 and the Grandmaster title in 1972 .-Career:...
, GM 1996 - Ingvar Carlsson, GM 1997
- Jonny HectorJonny HectorJonny Hector is a Swedish chess grandmaster.Born in Malmö, Sweden, Hector has lived in Denmark for many years. He learned chess at the relatively late age of 14, but quickly became a very strong player...
, GM 1999 - Ake Lundqvist, GM 1962
Other ICCGMs
- Dmitry Lybin, GM 2003, BelarusBelarusBelarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
- Ing. Jovan Kondali, GM 1986, Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
- Guillermo Toro Solis de Ovando, GM 1999, ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
- Maria de los Angeles Ynchauspi Leyva, LGM 2008, CubaCubaThe Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
- Maria Nemeth, LGM 2005, HungaryHungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
- Ingrida Priedite, LGM 1998, LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
- Stefan Brzozka, GM 1985, PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
- Mohammed Al-Thani, GM 1999, QatarQatarQatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
- David Kilgour, GM 1996, ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
- Milan Jovčić, GM 1985, SerbiaSerbiaSerbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
- John Barlow, GM 2001, South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
- Svetlana Ignatchenko, LGM 1997, Ukraina
- César Augusto Blanco Gramajo, GM 2003, GuatemalaGuatemalaGuatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
Sources
- http://www.iccf.com/downloads/titles/2011_GM.pdf
- http://www.iccf.com/downloads/titles/2010_LGM.pdf