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Whose YOUR favourite GM or IM?

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for me, probably GM Nigel Short. 

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Any thing
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jc4ever wrote:
Any thing

Funkiest GM?  Gotta go with GM Flash.

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He IS funky!!
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favorite living GM= Kaidanov

most exciting current GMs= Carlsen / Nakamura

favorite playing style of departed GMs= Petrosian / Smyslov / Wojtkiewicz

favorite playing style of living GMs= Kramnik / Aronian / Karpov

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GM Vladimir Petrosian from http://blog.chess.com/SonofPearl/discover-your-russian-grandmaster-name

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GM Eugenio Torre, the most famous chessplayer in my countrySmile

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GM Fischer - as a GM. As a person, he was a real loser, and that's putting it very euphemistically.

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As a player Kasparov, as an auther I like John Watsons books, and Lars Schandorffs two opening books.

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Alekhine.

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NimzoRoy wrote:

GM Fischer - as a GM. As a person, he was a real loser, and that's putting it very euphemistically.


I agree

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Hey, what about Silman!

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Skwerly wrote:

Alekhine.


 I've got to go with Al Kaline, too.

Not only did he whip Capablanca, he was a great right fielder.

I, also, have it on good authority that he invented the battery.

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Plus he looked remarkably like comedian Will Durst:

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probably a tie between garry kasparov and sam shankland .

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GrandmasterAdam wrote:

probably a tie between garry kasparov and sam shankland .


Who is Sam Shankland