GM Andy Woodward

Photo: Lars OA Hedlund FIDE World Rating: 50 Elo: 2666 Born: June 3, 1993, in Dalby; Sweden. 2008: Had his first real international success when he finished 4th in the U16 class in the European Youth Championships. He also won the Olomouc Open and made his first grandmaster norm. 2009: …

GM Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş

Photo: Stefan64 FIDE World Rating: 37 Elo: 2687 Born: June 3, 2011, in Bursa, Turkiye. 2017: Learned chess from his pre-school teacher at the age of 6. 2019: Won the U8 class in the European Youth Championships by a large margin. He had secured his title already before the last …

GM Jorden van Foreest

Photo: Lars OA Hedlund FIDE World Rating: 19 Elo: 2729 Born: April 30, 1999, in Utrecht, Netherlands. 2013: Became a grandmaster at the age of 16 – one of the youngest in the history of Dutch chess. 2016: Won the Dutch Chess Championship and played in Sweden for the first …

GM Arjun Erigaisi

Photo: Lars OA Hedlund FIDE World Rating: 11 Elo: 2745 Born: September 3, 2003, in Warangal, India. 2018: Became a grandmaster at the age of 14 – one of the youngest Indian players to acquire this title. 2022: Won the Tata Steel Challengers and qualified for the main Masters group. …