Trainers

Kasparov

Garry Kasparov

  • The Legend
  • He became the youngest World Chess Champion in 1985 at the age of 22 and held the title until 2000, dominating the chess world for over two decades.
  • Kasparov reached his peak FIDE rating of 2851 in 1999, a record at the time, and remained the world's highest-rated player for over 20 years.
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Veselin Topalov

  • International Grandmaster
  • FIDE World Champion in 2005
  • Former world number one
  • Topalov reached his peak FIDE rating of 2816 in July 2015, placing him among the highest-rated players in chess history
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Levon Aronian

  • International Grandmaster
  • He has won numerous elite tournaments, including the FIDE World Cup twice (2005, 2017) and the Chess Olympiad three times with the Armenian team.
  • Aronian achieved his peak FIDE rating of 2830 in March 2014, making him the fourth-highest rated player in history at that time.
Svidler

Peter Svidler

  • International Grandmaster
  • 8-time Russian Champion
  • Svidler reached his peak FIDE rating of 2769 in May 2013, placing him among the top players in the world
Adrian

Adrian Mikhalchishin

  • International Grandmaster
  • FIDE Senior Trainer
  • Chairman, FIDE Trainers Commission 2009-2018
  • Trainer of the 12th World Champion Anatoly Karpov
  • Trainer of elite female players: Zsuzsa Polgar, Maia Chiburdanidze, Alisa Maric, Nana Dzagnidze and national teams.
  • Co-founder of European Chess Academy.
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Alexander Onischuk

  • International Grandmaster
  • 2006 U.S. Champion
  • World Olympiads medalist
  • Director of the chess program, Head coach at Texas Tech University
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Antoaneta Stefanova

  • International Grandmaster
  • FIDE Senior Trainer
  • Women European and World Champion
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Alexander Beliavsky

  • International Grandmaster representing Slovenia
  • World Junior Champion in 1973
  • Four-time Soviet Champion
  • Former World Championship Candidate and world number four
  • Beliavsky reached his peak FIDE rating of 2710 in July 1997
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Vladimir Fedoseev

  • International Grandmaster representing Slovenia
  • European Rapid Champion in 2024
  • Silver medallist at the 2017 World Rapid Championship
  • Fedoseev reached his peak FIDE rating of 2739 in March 2025, placing him among the world’s top 20 players
Vladimir Tukmakov

Vladimir Tukmakov

  • International Grandmaster and renowned chess coach
  • Three-time runner-up in the Soviet Championship
  • Led Ukraine to Chess Olympiad gold medals in 2004 and 2010
  • Named FIDE Trainer of the Year in 2010 and received the FIDE Best Trainer Award in 2024
  • Tukmakov reached his peak FIDE rating of 2610 in January 1998
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Elisabeth Paehtz

  • International Grandmaster
  • World Junior Girls Champion
  • Medailist of the European and World Women's Championships
Mohr

Georg Mohr

  • International Grandmaster
  • FIDE Senior Trainer
  • European Team Championship and World Senior Championship medalist
  • Co-founder of European Chess Academy
Saki

Tadej Sakelsek

  • International Master
  • FIDE Trainer
  • Slovenian National Champion
  • Slovenian National Team player
  • Technical director of European Chess Academy
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Davorin Kuljasevic

  • International Grandmaster
  • FIDE Trainer
  • Croatian National Champion
  • Croatian National Team player
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Mateusz Bartel

  • International Grandmaster
  • Four-time Polish Champion
  • Winner of the prestigious Aeroflot Open in 2012
  • Bartel reached his peak FIDE rating of 2677 in May 2012
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Aleksandr Motylev

  • International Grandmaster
  • FIDE Senior Trainer
  • European Champion
  • Trainer of Russian National Team and elite Grandmasters
  • Technical Director Romanian National Teams.
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Maxim Dlugy

  • International Grandmaster
  • World Junior Champion and former world's number 1 Blitz player
  • Founder of Chess Max Academy
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Oleg Romanishin

  • International Grandmaster
  • European Junior Champion in 1973
  • Runner-up in the 1975 Soviet Championship
  • Formerly ranked among the world’s top players, reaching world number 11
  • Romanishin reached his peak FIDE rating of 2615 in July 1993
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Dragan Šolak

  • International Grandmaster
  • Two-time Turkish Champion
  • Winner of the prestigious Dubai Open in 2015
  • Experienced Olympiad player and coach of leading young talents
  • Šolak reached his peak FIDE rating of 2641 in November 2016