CHESS World Champions and Challengers survivor - Kasparov champion !

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I'm game, but give me a day or so to familiarize myself with the contenders.  My father and brother killed what love I would have had for Chess with the way they taught me to play.

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Okay, here we go:

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

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

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

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

Questions?  Comments?  Death threats?

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Oh, and you should open and close each round with that first woman. 

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

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

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

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

[Magic 8-Ball]

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

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This is for you, Magic

You find the most delightful pictures...

[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.

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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

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

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

[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

[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?

[Magic 8-Ball]

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

[Magic 8-Ball]

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

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

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

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

[Magic 8-Ball]

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

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

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

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

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A funny chess board, but I don't want to forget Magic and his "basic needs", so here is Kosteniuk again, ready to play and to fight....:

Yes, I quite prefer her to the girls from the last round, especially the one with the misshapen head and the hairy continental girl.

[Magic 8-Ball]

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

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

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

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

[Magic 8-Ball]

Mmm, whiskey and Lucy Liu.  What an enticing combination.

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

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

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

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

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Kasparov / Capablanca

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Do you want us all to die in a gas chamber?

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Tal over Capablanca?  Probably not; Capablanca had mad skills.

I was actually hoping for a Fischer/Kasparov finale, but I suppose the former's insanity ensured you guys wouldn't allow that, no?