The Mizzou Chess Team opens the 2026–27 season with five new players from four countries, joining a returning group that won the 2026 President’s Cup.

• GM Gergely Kantor (Hungary), graduate student in economics, a 2022 Chess Olympian for Hungary and the 2019 Hungarian Junior Champion.
• IM Amilal Munkhdalai (Mongolia), sophomore in economics, a 2024 and 2026 Chess Olympian who crossed 2500 FIDE on the October 2026 list and is Mongolia’s top-rated active player.
• IM Zsóka Gaál (Hungary), freshman in psychological sciences, a Woman Grandmaster, two-time Hungarian Women’s Champion and three-time Olympian.
• FM and WIM Gergana Peycheva (Bulgaria), graduate student in accountancy, a two-time Bulgarian Women’s Rapid Champion and 2022 and 2026 Chess Olympian.
• WFM Ceren Tirpan (Türkiye), freshman in computer engineering, the 2023 Turkish Women’s Champion.

Returning are GMs Aryan Tari, Isik Can and Mahel Boyer and WIMs Annmarie Muetsch and Tea Gueci. Since last season, Can has won his first Turkish Championship (December 2025), and Boyer was named MVP of the 2026 President’s Cup. Full bios are on the Team page.