for me, probably GM Nigel Short.
Favourite GM or IM
Sort:
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
GM Vladimir Petrosian from http://blog.chess.com/SonofPearl/discover-your-russian-grandmaster-name
As a player Kasparov, as an auther I like John Watsons books, and Lars Schandorffs two opening books.
NimzoRoy wrote:
GM Fischer - as a GM. As a person, he was a real loser, and that's putting it very euphemistically.
I agree
Whose YOUR favourite GM or IM?