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GM Dragan Solak

Top ELO: 2641

Dubai Open Winner (2015)

Languages: English, Turkish, Serbian, Russian, French

Forte:

  • Openings: Exchange Spanish, Classical Slav, Caro-Kann

  • Calculation

  • Endgame

  • Optimization

IM Suat Soylu

Top ELO: 2416

Silver Olympic medal (Novi Sad 1990)

Languages: Turkish, English

Forte:

  • Openings: Benoni, Najdorf Sicilian, 1.e4

  • Strategy

  • Attack

  • Positional sacrifice

GM Dejan Antić

Top ELO: 2523

Serbian Champion (Vrbas 2015)

Languages: English, Serbian

Forte:

  • Openings: French, Bogo-Indian, King's Indian

  • Endgame

  • Strategy

  • Blocked center

IM Novak Pezelj

Top ELO: 2496

3rd place in Split Open (2022)

Languages: English, Serbian

Forte:

  • Openings: Modern Defense, Nimzo-Indian, Catalan

  • Intuition

  • Dynamic play

  • Psychology

IM Balind Nadj Hedješi

Top ELO: 2463

European Rapid Champion U16 (Novi Sad 2001)

Languages: English, Serbian

Forte:

  • Openings: Kupreichik Sicilian, Caro-Kann, Central Game

  • Messy positions

  • Must-win psychology

  • Endgame

FM Miodrag Jevtić

Top ELO: 2395, 3 IM norms

Novi Sad Champion (1989)

Languages: English, Serbian

Forte:

  • Openings: Dragon Sicilian, Ruy Lopez, Philidor Defense

  • Rook Endgames

  • Combinations

  • Bishop Pair

FM Umut Erdem Gündüz

Top ELO: 2387, 2 IM norms

U14 Turkish Champion (Antalya 2016)

Languages: English, Turkish

Forte:

  • Openings: Najdorf Sicilian, Ruy Lopez, Caro-Kann, Benoni

  • Middlegame

  • Initiative

  • Strategy

FM Ratko Bulajić

Top ELO: 2346

Brno Open Winner (1990)

Languages: English, Serbian

Forte:

  • Openings: Najdorf Sicilian, King's Indian, Catalan

  • Intuition

  • Initiative

  • Endgame

FM Okan Özsakallıoğlu

Top ELO: 2337, 2 IM norms

Languages: English, Turkish

Forte:

  • Openings: Classical Slav, Four Knights Sicilian, Queen's Indian

  • Calculation

  • Opening preparation

  • Attack

Salih Eke

Top ELO: 2300

Languages: English, Turkish

Forte:

  • Openings: Queen's Gambit, Sveshnikov Sicilian, Queen's Indian

  • Tactics

  • Endgame

  • Traps

Burak Uysal

Top ELO: 2247, 1 IM norm

Istanbul Champion (2014)

Languages: English, Turkish

Forte:

  • Openings: Queen's Gambit, Giuoco Piano, Ruy Lopez, Dragon Sicilian, Catalan

  • Middlegame Strategy

  • Opening Preparation

  • Calculation

FM Serhan Berat Özdemir

Top ELO: 2200

U15 European School Champion (Krakow 2018)

Languages: English, Turkish

Forte:

  • Openings: Scotch, Kan Sicilian, King's Indian

  • Motivation

  • Technique

  • Tactics

Erdal Eren Gür

Top ELO: 2097

Turkish Universities Champion (Fethiye 1998)

Languages: English, Turkish

Forte:

  • Openings: Sveshnikov Sicilian, Scotch, Four Knights Game

  • Tactics

  • Complex positions

  • Calculation