Genadijs Andrejevs

In 2012, he fulfilled the requirements for conferring the title of international arbiter (judge) FMJD in drafts composition, but which was never awarded. Since 2013, he refused to participate in world championships and international competitions.

In 2020, he took part in judging the competition in memory of A. Kovrizhkin and received an invitation to judge the competition in memory of Y. Schmidt (2022).

I began to comprehend the ABC of drafts composition at the age of 14. N. N. Pustynnikov and A. I. Vinderman helped him in this. Published, participated in several competitions in the late 70s - early 80s of the last century. Then there was a big break until 2000. And immediately victories and prizes in all genres (miniatures, problems, tasks, studies) of the Lithuanian hundred-cell championships, prizes in several international competitions and the title of national grandmaster. In the future, there were successful performances in the II and III World Championships in Problemism, a number of first and prize-winning places in international competitions. After eight years of playing on the international stage, in 2011 he was awarded the title of International Grandmaster (GMIP).

Valdas Bieliauskas

Was born on March 19, 1959 in Siauliai (Lithuania).

Outstanding Lithuanian drafts composer.

By profession - a civil engineer of industrial and civil construction. In 1984 he graduated from the Civil Engineering Institute in Vilnius.

After graduation and before emigration, he lived in the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius. He worked as a foreman, foreman, senior engineer. Valdas Bieliauskas emigrated to Spain in 2002. Lives in the city of Bahados. Works for a private construction company.

Literature:

V. Bieliauskas, A. Malyuta, A. Balanyuk, S. Ustyanov "In cascades of drafts techniques"