CHESS World Champions and Challengers survivor - Kasparov champion !

[Hans-im-Glück]

Group A:
Staunton / Tal
Steinitz / Janowski
Euwe / Short
Karpov / Marshall
Kasimdzhanov / Keres
Ivanchuk / Aronian

Group B:
Morphy / Fischer
Lasker / Bogoljubov
Smyslov / Adams
Kramnik / Gunsberg
Ponomariov / Korchnoi
Polgar / Gelfand

Group C:
Anderssen / Spassky
Capablanca / Reshevsky
Botvinnik / Akopian
Anand / Tarrasch
Zukertort / Timman
Shirov / Grischuk

Group D:
Alekhine / Khalifman
Petrosian / Bronstein
Kasparov / Leko
Topalov / Schlechter
Chigorin / Kamsky
Morozevich / Svidler

[Magic 8-Ball]

This is for you, Magic

You find the most delightful pictures...

I don't really understand why the rooks are like that...
But bishops and knights are fine (pawns too !)

I guess after this survivor my social conservative Catholic image will be a bit tarnished in this forum. Or not !

Maybe the pose is supposed to represent a castellation?  That's all I can come up with.  Either way, I like it; keep up the good work.

I think your image will remain intact so long as you don't post photos of men in boxer briefs.

[Edu]

You are married with kids Fab, shame on you

Group A:
Staunton / Tal
Steinitz / Janowski
Euwe / Short
Karpov / Marshall
Kasimdzhanov / Keres
Ivanchuk / Aronian (all the matches in this group were pretty easy for me)

Group B:
Morphy / Fischer (ugh, hard match. I'll go with Morphy to tie them up)
Lasker / Bogoljubov
Smyslov / Adams
Kramnik / Gunsberg
Ponomariov / Korchnoi
Polgar / Gelfand

Group C:
Anderssen / Spassky
Capablanca / Reshevsky
Botvinnik / Akopian
Anand / Tarrasch
Zukertort / Timman
Shirov / Grischuk

Group D:
Alekhine / Khalifman
Petrosian / Bronstein
Kasparov / Leko
Topalov / Schlechter
Chigorin / Kamsky
Morozevich / Svidler

[big bad fab]

More "reasonable" photos... Or not ?
She WAS so sexy in the Avengers...

Thank you for your votes, guys: some interesting and suspenseful draws here !

RESULTS OF ROUND 3:

Group A:
Staunton / Tal 0/1
Steinitz / Janowski 1/0
Euwe / Short 1/0
Karpov / Marshall =/=
Kasimdzhanov / Keres 0/1
Ivanchuk / Aronian 1/0

Group B:
Morphy / Fischer =/=
Lasker / Bogoljubov 1/0
Smyslov / Adams 1/0
Kramnik / Gunsberg =/=
Ponomariov / Korchnoi 0/1
Polgar / Gelfand =/=

Group C:
Anderssen / Spassky =/=
Capablanca / Reshevsky 1/0
Botvinnik / Akopian 1/0
Anand / Tarrasch 0/1
Zukertort / Timman 1/0
Shirov / Grischuk 1/0

Group D:
Alekhine / Khalifman 1/0
Petrosian / Bronstein =/=
Kasparov / Leko 1/0
Topalov / Schlechter 0/1
Chigorin / Kamsky 0/1
Morozevich / Svidler 1/0


PROVISIONAL RANKING AFTER ROUND 3:

Group A:
1. Steinitz, Tal, Ivanchuk 3
4. Marshall 2.5
5. Karpov, Euwe 2
7. Keres 1.5
8. Aronian 1
9. Janowski, Short, Staunton, Kasimdzhanov 0

Group B:
1. Fischer, Morphy 2.5
3. Polgar, Kramnik, Gunsberg, Smyslov, Lasker, 2
8. Korchnoi 1.5
9. Ponomariov 1
10. Gelfand 0.5
11. Bogoljubov, Adams 0

Group C:
1. Tarrasch 3
2. Spassky, Botvinnik, Capablanca 2.5
5. Anand, Shirov, Zukertort 2
8. Anderssen 1.5
9. Timman, Reshevsky, Akopian, Grischuk 0

Group D:
1. Bronstein, Kasparov, Alekhine, Schlechter, Kamsky 2.5
6. Leko, Petrosian 1.5
8. Chigorin, Morozevich 1
10. Topalov 0.5
11. Khalifman, Svidler 0


Round 4 is now open. Here are the matches:

Group A:
Staunton / Karpov
Steinitz / Ivanchuk
Euwe / Kasimdzhanov
Tal / Janowski
Keres / Short
Marshall / Aronian

Group B:
Morphy / Kramnik
Lasker / Polgar
Smyslov / Ponomariov
Fischer / Bogoljubov
Korchnoi / Adams
Gunsberg / Gelfand

Group C:
Anderssen / Anand
Capablanca / Shirov
Botvinnik / Zukertort
Spassky / Reshevsky
Timman / Akopian
Tarrasch / Grischuk

Group D:
Alekhine / Topalov
Petrosian / Morozevich
Kasparov / Chigorin
Khalifman / Bronstein
Kamsky / Leko
Schlechter / Svidler

[big bad fab]

Group A:
Staunton / Karpov
Steinitz / Ivanchuk (good luck for this one, guys...)
Euwe / Kasimdzhanov
Tal / Janowski
Keres / Short
Marshall / Aronian

Group B:
Morphy / Kramnik
Lasker / Polgar (Yay !)
Smyslov / Ponomariov
Fischer / Bogoljubov
Korchnoi / Adams
Gunsberg / Gelfand (not really deserved, but I want to try to give him some points)

Group C:
Anderssen / Anand
Capablanca / Shirov
Botvinnik / Zukertort (very hard...)
Spassky / Reshevsky
Timman / Akopian
Tarrasch / Grischuk (T is really cruising to victory in this group... for the moment !)

Group D:
Alekhine / Topalov
Petrosian / Morozevich (let's try to have some suspense !)
Kasparov / Chigorin
Khalifman / Bronstein
Kamsky / Leko
Schlechter / Svidler

[Magic 8-Ball]

Group A:
Staunton / Karpov
Steinitz / Ivanchuk
Euwe / Kasimdzhanov
Tal / Janowski
Keres / Short
Marshall / Aronian

Group B:
Morphy / Kramnik
Lasker / Polgar
Smyslov / Ponomariov
Fischer / Bogoljubov
Korchnoi / Adams
Gunsberg / Gelfand

Group C:
Anderssen / Anand
Capablanca / Shirov
Botvinnik / Zukertort
Spassky / Reshevsky
Timman / Akopian
Tarrasch / Grischuk

Group D:
Alekhine / Topalov
Petrosian / Morozevich
Kasparov / Chigorin
Khalifman / Bronstein
Kamsky / Leko
Schlechter / Svidler

[Magic 8-Ball]

More "reasonable" photos... Or not ?
She WAS so sexy in the Avengers...

Yes, which is why we don't need "reasonable" images.

[Hans-im-Glück]

Group A:
Staunton / Karpov
Steinitz / Ivanchuk
Euwe / Kasimdzhanov
Tal / Janowski
Keres / Short
Marshall / Aronian

Group B:
Morphy / Kramnik
Lasker / Polgar
Smyslov / Ponomariov
Fischer / Bogoljubov
Korchnoi / Adams
Gunsberg / Gelfand

Group C:
Anderssen / Anand
Capablanca / Shirov
Botvinnik / Zukertort
Spassky / Reshevsky
Timman / Akopian
Tarrasch / Grischuk

Group D:
Alekhine / Topalov
Petrosian / Morozevich
Kasparov / Chigorin
Khalifman / Bronstein
Kamsky / Leko
Schlechter / Svidler

[Edu]

Group A:
Staunton / Karpov
Steinitz / Ivanchuk
Euwe / Kasimdzhanov
Tal / Janowski
Keres / Short
Marshall / Aronian

Group B:
Morphy / Kramnik
Lasker / Polgar
Smyslov / Ponomariov
Fischer / Bogoljubov
Korchnoi / Adams
Gunsberg / Gelfand

Group C:
Anderssen / Anand
Capablanca / Shirov
Botvinnik / Zukertort
Spassky / Reshevsky
Timman / Akopian
Tarrasch / Grischuk

Group D:
Alekhine / Topalov
Petrosian / Morozevich
Kasparov / Chigorin
Khalifman / Bronstein
Kamsky / Leko (The toughest one for me this round)
Schlechter / Svidler

[big bad fab]

I have never seen this stupid film (Charlie's Angels), but if Lucy is in and playing chess, what is more, well, it's worth considering...
Ah, Lucy...

RESULTS OF ROUND 4:

Group A:
Staunton / Karpov 0/1
Steinitz / Ivanchuk =/=
Euwe / Kasimdzhanov 1/0
Tal / Janowski 1/0
Keres / Short 1/0
Marshall / Aronian 1/0

Group B:
Morphy / Kramnik 1/0
Lasker / Polgar =/=
Smyslov / Ponomariov 1/0
Fischer / Bogoljubov 1/0
Korchnoi / Adams 1/0
Gunsberg / Gelfand =/=

Group C:
Anderssen / Anand 1/0
Capablanca / Shirov 1/0
Botvinnik / Zukertort =/=
Spassky / Reshevsky 1/0
Timman / Akopian 1/0
Tarrasch / Grischuk 1/0

Group D:
Alekhine / Topalov 1/0
Petrosian / Morozevich 1/0
Kasparov / Chigorin 1/0
Khalifman / Bronstein 0/1
Kamsky / Leko 1/0
Schlechter / Svidler 1/0

PROVISIONAL RANKING AFTER ROUND 3:

Group A:
1. Tal 4
2. Steinitz, Ivanchuk, Marshall 3.5
5. Karpov, Euwe 3
7. Keres 2.5
8. Aronian 1
9. Janowski, Short, Staunton, Kasimdzhanov 0

Group B:
1. Fischer, Morphy 3.5
3. Smyslov 3
4. Polgar, Gunsberg, Lasker, Korchnoi 2.5
8. Kramnik 2
9. Ponomariov, Gelfand 1
11. Bogoljubov, Adams 0

Group C:
1. Tarrasch 4
2. Spassky, Capablanca 3.5
4. Botvinnik 3
5. Zukertort, Anderssen 2.5
7. Anand, Shirov 2
9. Timman 1
10. Reshevsky, Akopian, Grischuk 0

Group D:
1. Bronstein, Kasparov, Alekhine, Schlechter, Kamsky 3.5
6. Petrosian 2.5
7. Leko 1.5
8. Chigorin, Morozevich 1
10. Topalov 0.5
11. Khalifman, Svidler 0


Round 5 is now open. Here are the matches:

Group A:
Staunton / Kasimdzhanov
Steinitz / Keres
Euwe / Janowski
Tal / Marshall
Karpov / Aronian
Short / Ivanchuk

Group B:
Morphy / Ponomariov
Lasker / Korchnoi
Smyslov / Bogoljubov
Fischer / Gunsberg
Polgar / Adams
Kramnik / Gelfand

Group C:
Anderssen / Zukertort
Capablanca / Timman
Botvinnik / Reshevsky
Spassky / Tarrasch
Shirov / Akopian
Anand / Grischuk

Group D:
Alekhine / Chigorin
Petrosian / Kamsky
Kasparov / Bronstein
Khalifman / Schlechter
Morozevich / Leko
Topalov / Svidler

[big bad fab]

Half-way in this 1st stage and groups are very different in their rankings. That's fine !

Group A:
Staunton / Kasimdzhanov (at last, a victory in sight for Staunton !)
Steinitz / Keres (I really need to support Keres after this match... )
Euwe / Janowski
Tal / Marshall (a BIG match !)
Karpov / Aronian
Short / Ivanchuk

Group B:
Morphy / Ponomariov
Lasker / Korchnoi
Smyslov / Bogoljubov
Fischer / Gunsberg
Polgar / Adams
Kramnik / Gelfand (I'm going to be a bit more aggressive in my votes )

Group C:
Anderssen / Zukertort (very, very difficult for me here... Zukertort deserves victory but I can't let Anderssen down)
Capablanca / Timman
Botvinnik / Reshevsky
Spassky / Tarrasch
Shirov / Akopian
Anand / Grischuk

Group D:
Alekhine / Chigorin
Petrosian / Kamsky (more aggressive I've said)
Kasparov / Bronstein
Khalifman / Schlechter
Morozevich / Leko
Topalov / Svidler

[Magic 8-Ball]

Group A:
Staunton / Kasimdzhanov
Steinitz / Keres
Euwe / Janowski
Tal / Marshall
Karpov / Aronian
Short / Ivanchuk

Group B:
Morphy / Ponomariov
Lasker / Korchnoi
Smyslov / Bogoljubov
Fischer / Gunsberg
Polgar / Adams
Kramnik / Gelfand

Group C:
Anderssen / Zukertort
Capablanca / Timman
Botvinnik / Reshevsky
Spassky / Tarrasch
Shirov / Akopian
Anand / Grischuk

Group D:
Alekhine / Chigorin
Petrosian / Kamsky
Kasparov / Bronstein
Khalifman / Schlechter
Morozevich / Leko
Topalov / Svidler

[Hans-im-Glück]

Group A:
Staunton / Kasimdzhanov
Steinitz / Keres
Euwe / Janowski
Tal / Marshall
Karpov / Aronian
Short / Ivanchuk

Group B:
Morphy / Ponomariov
Lasker / Korchnoi
Smyslov / Bogoljubov
Fischer / Gunsberg
Polgar / Adams
Kramnik / Gelfand

Group C:
Anderssen / Zukertort
Capablanca / Timman
Botvinnik / Reshevsky
Spassky / Tarrasch
Shirov / Akopian
Anand / Grischuk

Group D:
Alekhine / Chigorin
Petrosian / Kamsky
Kasparov / Bronstein
Khalifman / Schlechter
Morozevich / Leko
Topalov / Svidler

[Edu]

Group A:
Staunton / Kasimdzhanov
Steinitz / Keres
Euwe / Janowski
Tal / Marshall
Karpov / Aronian
Short / Ivanchuk

Group B:
Morphy / Ponomariov
Lasker / Korchnoi
Smyslov / Bogoljubov
Fischer / Gunsberg
Polgar / Adams
Kramnik / Gelfand

Group C:
Anderssen / Zukertort
Capablanca / Timman
Botvinnik / Reshevsky
Spassky / Tarrasch
Shirov / Akopian
Anand / Grischuk

Group D:
Alekhine / Chigorin
Petrosian / Kamsky
Kasparov / Bronstein
Khalifman / Schlechter
Morozevich / Leko
Topalov / Svidler

[big bad fab]

Arnie has been eliminated from the Governors of California Survivor, but you can see he is far more brilliant than usually thought....

Sorry, Magic, Arnie is a bit less sexy than Lucy or Diana-Emma. Err... at least, from my viewpoint !

RESULTS OF ROUND 5:

Group A:
Staunton / Kasimdzhanov 1/0
Steinitz / Keres 1/0
Euwe / Janowski 1/0
Tal / Marshall 1/0
Karpov / Aronian 1/0
Short / Ivanchuk 0/1

Group B:
Morphy / Ponomariov 1/0
Lasker / Korchnoi 1/0
Smyslov / Bogoljubov 1/0
Fischer / Gunsberg 1/0
Polgar / Adams =/=
Kramnik / Gelfand 1/0

Group C:
Anderssen / Zukertort 0/1
Capablanca / Timman 1/0
Botvinnik / Reshevsky 1/0
Spassky / Tarrasch =/=
Shirov / Akopian 1/0
Anand / Grischuk 1/0

Group D:
Alekhine / Chigorin 1/0
Petrosian / Kamsky =/=
Kasparov / Bronstein 1/0
Khalifman / Schlechter 0/1
Morozevich / Leko =/=
Topalov / Svidler =/=

PROVISIONAL RANKING AFTER ROUND 5:

Group A:
1. Tal 5
2. Steinitz, Ivanchuk 4.5
4. Karpov, Euwe 4
6. Marshall 3.5
7. Keres 2.5
8. Aronian, Staunton 1
10. Janowski, Short, Kasimdzhanov 0

Group B:
1. Fischer, Morphy 4.5
3. Smyslov 4
4. Lasker 3.5
5. Polgar, Kramnik 3,
7. Gunsberg, Korchnoi 2.5
9. Ponomariov, Gelfand 1
11. Adams 0.5
12. Bogoljubov 0

Group C:
1. Tarrasch, Capablanca 4.5
3. Spassky, Botvinnik 4
5. Zukertort 3.5
6. Anand, Shirov 3
8. Anderssen 2.5
9. Timman 1
10. Reshevsky, Akopian, Grischuk 0

Group D:
1. Kasparov, Alekhine, Schlechter 4.5
4. Kamsky 4
5. Bronstein 3.5
6. Petrosian 3
7. Leko 2
8. Morozevich 1.5
9. Chigorin, Topalov 1
11. Svidler 0.5
12. Khalifman 0


Round 6 is now open. Here are the matches:

Group A:
Staunton / Marshall
Steinitz / Short
Euwe / Tal
Karpov / Janowski
Keres / Ivanchuk
Kasimdzhanov / Aronian

Group B:
Morphy / Gunsberg
Lasker / Adams
Smyslov / Fischer
Polgar / Korchnoi
Kramnik / Bogoljubov
Ponomariov / Gelfand

Group C:
Anderssen / Tarrasch
Capablanca / Akopian
Botvinnik / Spassky
Shirov / Timman
Anand / Reshevsky
Zukertort / Grischuk

Group D:
Alekhine / Schlechter
Petrosian / Leko
Kasparov / Khalifman
Chigorin / Svidler
Morozevich / Kamsky
Topalov / Bronstein

[big bad fab]

Group A:
Staunton / Marshall
Steinitz / Short
Euwe / Tal
Karpov / Janowski
Keres / Ivanchuk (a final draw would be fine )
Kasimdzhanov / Aronian

Group B:
Morphy / Gunsberg
Lasker / Adams
Smyslov / Fischer (TBH, I've hesitated a bit...)
Polgar / Korchnoi
Kramnik / Bogoljubov
Ponomariov / Gelfand

Group C:
Anderssen / Tarrasch
Capablanca / Akopian
Botvinnik / Spassky (not so difficult for me)
Shirov / Timman
Anand / Reshevsky
Zukertort / Grischuk

Group D:
Alekhine / Schlechter
Petrosian / Leko
Kasparov / Khalifman
Chigorin / Svidler
Morozevich / Kamsky
Topalov / Bronstein

[Hans-im-Glück]

Group A:
Staunton / Marshall
Steinitz / Short
Euwe / Tal
Karpov / Janowski
Keres / Ivanchuk
Kasimdzhanov / Aronian

Group B:
Morphy / Gunsberg
Lasker / Adams
Smyslov / Fischer
Polgar / Korchnoi
Kramnik / Bogoljubov
Ponomariov  / Gelfand

Group C:
Anderssen / Tarrasch
Capablanca / Akopian
Botvinnik / Spassky
Shirov / Timman
Anand / Reshevsky
Zukertort / Grischuk

Group D:
Alekhine / Schlechter
Petrosian / Leko
Kasparov / Khalifman
Chigorin / Svidler
Morozevich / Kamsky
Topalov / Bronstein

[big bad fab]

Edu ? Magic ?

Oh, I see, you haven't liked Arnie's pics... Bad boys !
Please vote, or else, my amazon friend will become nasty !

[Edu]

LOL

Group A:
Staunton / Marshall
Steinitz / Short
Euwe / Tal
Karpov / Janowski
Keres / Ivanchuk
Kasimdzhanov / Aronian

Group B:
Morphy / Gunsberg
Lasker / Adams
Smyslov / Fischer
Polgar / Korchnoi
Kramnik / Bogoljubov
Ponomariov / Gelfand

Group C:
Anderssen / Tarrasch
Capablanca / Akopian
Botvinnik / Spassky
Shirov / Timman
Anand / Reshevsky
Zukertort / Grischuk

Group D:
Alekhine / Schlechter
Petrosian / Leko
Kasparov / Khalifman
Chigorin / Svidler
Morozevich / Kamsky
Topalov / Bronstein

[big bad fab]

Desperately looking for Magic

[Magic 8-Ball]

Group A:
Staunton / Marshall
Steinitz / Short
Euwe / Tal
Karpov / Janowski
Keres / Ivanchuk
Kasimdzhanov / Aronian

Group B:
Morphy / Gunsberg
Lasker / Adams
Smyslov / Fischer
Polgar / Korchnoi
Kramnik / Bogoljubov
Ponomariov / Gelfand

Group C:
Anderssen / Tarrasch
Capablanca / Akopian
Botvinnik / Spassky
Shirov / Timman
Anand / Reshevsky
Zukertort / Grischuk

Group D:
Alekhine / Schlechter
Petrosian / Leko
Kasparov / Khalifman
Chigorin / Svidler
Morozevich / Kamsky
Topalov / Bronstein

Wait, you're going to send her after me if I don't vote?  Can I take my post back?

[big bad fab]

You're good boys, after all, and you can play a game with our Estonian girl...



Err... still in black and white, after all, even if it's another game.

RESULTS OF ROUND 6:

Group A:
Staunton / Marshall 0/1
Steinitz / Short 1/0
Euwe / Tal 0/1
Karpov / Janowski 1/0
Keres / Ivanchuk =/= (yay !)
Kasimdzhanov / Aronian 0/1

Group B:
Morphy / Gunsberg 1/0
Lasker / Adams 1/0
Smyslov / Fischer 0/1
Polgar / Korchnoi 1/0
Kramnik / Bogoljubov 1/0
Ponomariov / Gelfand 0/1

Group C:
Anderssen / Tarrasch 0/1
Capablanca / Akopian 1/0
Botvinnik / Spassky =/= (yay !)
Shirov / Timman 1/0
Anand / Reshevsky 1/0
Zukertort / Grischuk 1/0

Group D:
Alekhine / Schlechter 1/0
Petrosian / Leko =/=
Kasparov / Khalifman 1/0
Chigorin / Svidler 1/0
Morozevich / Kamsky 0/1
Topalov / Bronstein 0/1

PROVISIONAL RANKING AFTER ROUND 6:

Group A:
1. Tal 6
2. Steinitz 5.5
3. Ivanchuk, Karpov 5
5. Marshall 4.5
6. Euwe 4
7. Keres 3
8. Aronian 2
9. Staunton 1
10. Janowski, Short, Kasimdzhanov 0

Will Keres be able to rank above Euwe in the end ?

Group B:
1. Fischer, Morphy 5.5
3. Lasker 4.5
4. Smyslov, Polgar, Kramnik 4
7. Gunsberg, Korchnoi 2.5
8. Gelfand 2
9. Ponomariov 1
11. Adams 0.5
12. Bogoljubov 0

It seems to be over for the 6 last ones, but Gunsberg and Korchnoi can still make it.

Group C:
1. Tarrasch, Capablanca 5.5
3. Spassky, Botvinnik, Zukertort 4.5
6. Anand, Shirov 4
8. Anderssen 2.5
9. Timman 1
10. Reshevsky, Akopian, Grischuk 0

Anand or Shirov ? Shirov or Anand ? It'll be harder for Anderssen even if not impossible.

Group D:
1. Kasparov, Alekhine 5.5
3. Kamsky 5
4. Schlechter, Bronstein 4.5
6. Petrosian 3.5
7. Leko 2.5
8. Chigorin 2
9. Morozevich 1.5
10. Topalov 1
11. Svidler 0.5
12. Khalifman 0

It's still possible for Leko, as Petrosian appears to be vulnerable.


Round 7 is now open. Here are the matches:

Group A:
Staunton / Janowski
Steinitz / Marshall
Euwe / Karpov
Keres / Aronian
Tal / Ivanchuk
Kasimdzhanov / Short

Group B:
Morphy / Bogoljubov
Lasker / Gunsberg
Smyslov / Kramnik
Polgar / Fischer
Korchnoi / Gelfand
Ponomariov / Adams

Group C:
Anderssen / Reshevsky
Capablanca / Tarrasch
Botvinnik / Anand
Shirov / Spassky
Timman / Grischuk
Zukertort / Akopian

Group D:
Alekhine / Bronstein
Petrosian / Schlechter
Kasparov / Topalov
Chigorin / Leko
Morozevich / Khalifman
Kamsky / Svidler

[big bad fab]

Group A:
Staunton / Janowski (he's so low, I give him something)
Steinitz / Marshall (yeah !)
Euwe / Karpov
Keres / Aronian (go, Paul, go !)
Tal / Ivanchuk (wow, imagine it !!!)
Kasimdzhanov / Short

Group B:
Morphy / Bogoljubov
Lasker / Gunsberg
Smyslov / Kramnik
Polgar / Fischer
Korchnoi / Gelfand
Ponomariov / Adams

Group C:
Anderssen / Reshevsky
Capablanca / Tarrasch (wow, another big fight !)
Botvinnik / Anand
Shirov / Spassky (sorry, Boris, you're too lazy)
Timman / Grischuk
Zukertort / Akopian

Group D:
Alekhine / Bronstein
Petrosian / Schlechter
Kasparov / Topalov
Chigorin / Leko (I don't like Petrosian, but neither Leko)
Morozevich / Khalifman
Kamsky / Svidler (I don't know why you give him some points, Edu: his good ranking in RL is only due to matches in teams or in the Olympics; he's really a non-brilliant professional... even though I would be happy to play only a hundredth at his strength !)

[Hans-im-Glück]

Group A:
Staunton  / Janowski
Steinitz / Marshall
Euwe / Karpov
Keres / Aronian
Tal / Ivanchuk
Kasimdzhanov / Short

Group B:
Morphy / Bogoljubov
Lasker / Gunsberg
Smyslov / Kramnik
Polgar / Fischer
Korchnoi / Gelfand
Ponomariov / Adams

Group C:
Anderssen / Reshevsky
Capablanca / Tarrasch
Botvinnik / Anand
Shirov  / Spassky
Timman / Grischuk
Zukertort / Akopian

Group D:
Alekhine / Bronstein
Petrosian / Schlechter
Kasparov / Topalov
Chigorin  / Leko
Morozevich / Khalifman
Kamsky / Svidler

[Edu]

Group A:
Staunton / Janowski
Steinitz / Marshall
Euwe / Karpov
Keres / Aronian
Tal / Ivanchuk
Kasimdzhanov / Short

Group B:
Morphy / Bogoljubov
Lasker / Gunsberg
Smyslov / Kramnik
Polgar / Fischer
Korchnoi / Gelfand
Ponomariov / Adams

Group C:
Anderssen / Reshevsky
Capablanca / Tarrasch
Botvinnik / Anand
Shirov / Spassky
Timman / Grischuk
Zukertort / Akopian

Group D:
Alekhine / Bronstein
Petrosian / Schlechter
Kasparov / Topalov
Chigorin / Leko
Morozevich / Khalifman
Kamsky / Svidler