The main things I've gotten from all this:
1) lots and lots of funny ones (but I think my favorite of all is the heretofore unsuspected Korchnoi--Mr. Potter connection);
2) I'm definitely gonna be remembering the name Tania Sachdev. 
Chess players and their famous counterparts
Sort:
Hou Yifan's twin brother is
Bruce Lee
karpov one is my favorite
or kosteniuk but thats for a different reason
Okay, I'm adding Skripchenko to my list...
Well, at least I look like somebody good (although admittedly I had to google to find out who the heck he is).