![GM Marvelashvili](Graphics/Margvelashvili_Giorgi.jpg) |
#1: GM Giorgi Margvelashvili
Home country:
Georgia
Major:
Financial Economics
Top 3 chess
achievements:
European Champion u14 in 2004,
Winner of U.S. Masters 2012,
2nd place in Georgian Championship in 2008
Hobbies:
playing drums
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![Niclas Huschenbeth](Graphics/NiclasHuschenbeth.jpg) |
#2:
GM Niclas Huschenbeth
Home Country:
Germany
Major:
Psychology
Top 3 chess
achievements:
German
Champion in 2010
Winner
of St. Pauli Open in 2010 and 2012
Hobbies: Basketball, Soccer, Studying
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![Nazi Paikidze](Graphics/Nazi%20Paikidze.jpg) |
#3: IM Nazi Paikidze
Home country:
Russia
Major:Double
major in Economics & Psychology
Top 3 chess
achievements:
European
Champion U16 girls,
World
Champion U16 girls,
Winner
of International Womens tournament - Moscow Open
Hobbies: Dancing, photography
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![Sabina Foisor](Graphics/Sabina%20Foisor.jpg) |
#4: WGM Sabina Foisor
Home country:
Romania
graduate student
Major:
Intercultural Communication and TESOL
Top 3
achievements:
European Vice-champion U14 girls 2004
Shared
5th place in the European Women’s Championship, Dresden 2007
5th
place with the US Women’s Team at the Olympiad in 2010
Hobbies:
foreign languages, cooking
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![](UMBC-Info/Balasubramanian_UMBC.jpg) |
Alt: NM Adithya
Balasubramanian
Home country:
India
Major:
Chemical Engineering
Top 3 chess
achievements
2008
Virginia State Champion
Tied 5th
place, 2008 US Open
3rd
place, 2012 US Junior Open
Hobbies:
table tennis, stock trading
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![GM Sam Palatnik](Graphics/SamPalatnik_UMBC.jpg) |
GM Sam Palatnik,
Coach
UMBC Chess Program |
![Dr. Alan Sherman](Graphics/AlanSherman_UMBC.jpg) |
Dr. Alan Sherman,
Director
UMBC Chess Program |