Thanks

<SetNoEscapeOn> for best username

<Game Collection: best of 2013> for best game collection

<Game of Thrones> for (best) pun of the year

<Vladimir Kramnik> for player of the year

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I would also like to nominate the following games for game of the year:

1. M Vachier-Lagrave vs Ding Liren, 2013 - the positional game of the year, ironically played between two super-tactitians. In the final position black is up 3 pawns, and is completely busted. Just look at black's DSB, and tell me you don't pity it! :P

2. Morozevich vs V Laznicka, 2013 - the most complex game of the year. To tell the truth I didn't have access to an engine when i went over this game. Yes my brain hurts. :D

<1. Best Avatar <->>

<2 nominations and in>

Annie K., chancho, hms123, ketchuplover, Perfidious, Phony Benoni, Sneaky, technical draw, twinlark, YouRang

<1 nomination, awaits second>

Artar1, Benzol, condition, DaringSpeculator, DcGentle, GingerGM, harrylime, HeMateMe, john barleycorn, MarkFinan, moronovich, Nf3em, nimh, Octavia, russsshurig, Tabanus

<2. Best Username <->>

<2 nominations and in>

checkmateyourmove, DrStrangemove, Everyone, FairyPromotion, notyetagm, playground player, Phony Benoni, SetNoEscapeOn, SwitchingQuylthulg

<1 nomination, awaits second>

john barleycorn, lost in space, MarkFinan, Nf3em, RandomVisitor, SoUnwiseTheKnight B4, The Chess Express

<3. Most Helpful <->>

<2 nominations and in>

DcGentle, FSR, hms123, notyetagm, Phony Benoni, Shams, tabanus, Thanh Phan, tpstar, whiteshark, wordfunph

<4. Best Post <->>

<2 nominations and in>

john barleycorn - Garry Kasparov

Karpova - Karpova chessforum

Shams - Carlsen vs Anand, 2013

<1 nomination, awaits second>

Arihant - Anand-Carlsen World Championship (2013)

bachiller - Simon Kim Williams

john barleycorn - TheFocus chessforum

OhioChessFan - Odd Lie

SetnoEscapeOn - Anand-Carlsen World Championship (2013)

Wyatt Gwyon - Anand-Carlsen World Championship (2013)

<5. Funniest Poster <->>

<2 nominations and in>

dakgootje, Domdaniel, hedgeh0g, john barleycorn, MarkFinan, OhioChessFan, Once, Phony Benoni, Richard Taylor, technical draw, TheFocus, tpstar

<1 nomination, awaits second>

Annie K., LIFE Master AJ, PinnedPiece

<6. Most Constructive <->>

<2 nominations and in>

Annie K., cro777, hms123, notyetagm, Phony Benoni, WinKing, wordfunph

<1 nomination, awaits second>

csmath, Eyal, MarkFinan, offramp, Random Visitor

<7. Best Profile <->>

<2 nominations and in>

Domdaniel, jessicafischerqueen, MarkFinan, parisattack

<1 nomination, awaits second>

Annie K., Check It Out, john barleycorn, LIFE Master AJ

<8. Best Analysis <->>

<2 nominations and in>

ajile, csmath, Eyal, hugin, imag, Jimfromprovidence, kwid, notyetagm, YouRang

<1 nomination, awaits second>

<2 nominations and in>

Game Collection: best of 2013 (by <Chnebelgrind>)

Game Collection: Puzzle of the Day 2013 (by <Phony Benoni>)

Game Collection: 1970 Buenos Aires (by <TheFocus>)

<1 nomination, awaits second>

Game Collection: Stanley - Rousseau 1845 match (by <crawfb5>)

<10. Most Informed <->>

<2 nominations and in>

Annie K., Domdaniel, FSR, Karpova, kwid, Shams, SwitchingQuylthulg, tpstar

<1 nomination, awaits second>

Kinghunt, MarkFinan, OhioChessFan, SimonWebbsTiger

<11. Best Historian <->>

<2 nominations and in>

crawfb5, cro777, Karpova, jessicafischerqueen, suenteus po 147, tabanus, thomastonk, whiteshark

<1 nomination, awaits second>

Phony Benoni

<12. Best/Worst Pun of the Year <->>

<2 nominations and in>

"Dial Emms for Murder" (D P Wheeler vs Emms, 2005)

"Game of Thrones" (Anand vs Carlsen, 2013)

"Jeepers Kuipers, How'd You Beat Art Pijpers?"

(S Kuipers vs A Pijpers, 2007)

"Olly Olly Albin Free!" (E N Olly vs Albin, 1893)

"Rudolf the Dread Knows Rainer" (H Rudolf vs R Bezler, 2001)

"Slaughterhouse d5" (Team White vs Team Black, 2013)

"They Tried to Make Me Go to Raheb" (D Raheb vs H R Jung, 2008)

<1 nomination, awaits second>

"Called Out for Interference" (V Osnos vs J Yuchtman, 1969)

"Drawn and Quartered" (A Petrov vs P Journoud, 1863)

"Timman Danaos et Dona Ferentes" (S Halkias vs Timman, 2006)

<13. Player of the Year <->>

<2 nominations and in>

Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Boris Gelfand, Borislav Ivanov, Vladimir Kramnik, Wei Yi, Hou Yifan

<1 nomination, awaits second>

<2 nominations and in>

Aronian vs Anand, 2013
Shredder vs Gull, 2013
Jobava vs Karjakin, 2013
Ding Liren vs Aronian, 2013
Nakamura vs Karjakin, 2013
Nakamura vs Gelfand, 2013
Wang Hao vs A Giri, 2013
M Vachier-Lagrave vs I R Ortiz Suarez, 2013
Kamsky vs Mamedyarov, 2013
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2013
Anand vs Carlsen, 2013

<1 nomination, awaits second>

Time to go back to read some posts yesterday by some of the most likely suspected posting robots candidates of the Simon Williams vs the world game. Perhaps it is better that I not provide my guesses of most likely such candidates provided by the admins. Sometimes they sure do ignite a cryptic interpretation which could require about 10 iterations (ie flag semaphore -> morse code; pig-Latin -> Martian, etc) of random applications of the google language translator.

<1. Best Avatar <->>

Annie K., chancho, hms123, ketchuplover, Perfidious, Phony Benoni, Sneaky, technical draw, twinlark, YouRang

<2. Best Username <->>

checkmateyourmove, DrStrangemove, Everyone, FairyPromotion, notyetagm, playground player, Phony Benoni, SetNoEscapeOn, SwitchingQuylthulg

<3. Most Helpful <->>

DcGentle, FSR, hms123, notyetagm, Phony Benoni, Shams, Tabanus, Thanh Phan, tpstar, whiteshark, wordfunph

<4. Best Post <->>

john barleycorn - Garry Kasparov

Karpova - Karpova chessforum

Shams - Carlsen vs Anand, 2013

<5. Funniest Poster <->>

dakgootje, Domdaniel, hedgeh0g, john barleycorn, MarkFinan, OhioChessFan, Once, Phony Benoni, Richard Taylor, technical draw, TheFocus, tpstar

<6. Most Constructive <->>

Annie K., cro777, hms123, notyetagm, Phony Benoni, Random Visitor, WinKing, wordfunph

<7. Best Profile <->>

Domdaniel, jessicafischerqueen, MarkFinan, parisattack

<8. Best Analysis <->>

ajile, csmath, Eyal, hugin, imag, Jimfromprovidence, kwid, notyetagm, Tabanus, YouRang

<9. Best Game Collection <->>

Game Collection: best of 2013 (by <Chnebelgrind>)

Game Collection: Puzzle of the Day 2013 (by <Phony Benoni>)

Game Collection: 1970 Buenos Aires (by <TheFocus>)

<10. Most Informed <->>

Annie K., Domdaniel, FSR, Karpova, kwid, Shams, SwitchingQuylthulg, tpstar

<11. Best Historian <->>

crawfb5, cro777, Karpova, jessicafischerqueen, suenteus po 147, Tabanus, thomastonk, whiteshark

<12. Best/Worst Pun of the Year <->>

"Called Out for Interference" (V Osnos vs J Yuchtman, 1969)

"Dial Emms for Murder" (D P Wheeler vs Emms, 2005)

"Game of Thrones" (Anand vs Carlsen, 2013)

"Jeepers Kuipers, How'd You Beat Art Pijpers?" (S Kuipers vs A Pijpers, 2007)

"Olly Olly Albin Free!" (E N Olly vs Albin, 1893)

"Rudolf the Dread Knows Rainer" (H Rudolf vs R Bezler, 2001)

"Slaughterhouse d5" (Team White vs Team Black, 2013)

"They Tried to Make Me Go to Raheb" (D Raheb vs H R Jung, 2008)

<13. Player of the Year <->>