Anna Muzychuk is a Ukrainian chess player who became only the fourth woman in the history of chess to achieve a FIDE rating of 2600 or more. Muzychuk, who attained the Grandmaster title in 2012, is a three-time fast chess world champion.
Slovenian Grandmaster Alexander Beliavsky initially represented the Soviet Union, followed by Ukraine, and eventually Slovenia. The chess sensation has been a 4-time Soviet champion and a 2-time Slovenian champion. He has beaten several world champions and has also been a chess coach with the title of FIDE Senior Trainer.
Russian-American grandmaster Miron Sher had not just won various tournaments but was also a renowned coach who had groomed top-notch chess players such as world no. 2 grandmaster Fabiano Caruana. He had also attended grad school for physical education. He was married to Woman Grandmaster Alla Grinfeld.