Best Username = User: notyetagm

Most Helpful = User: twinlark

Funniest Poster = User: mahmoudkubba

Most Constructive = User: morfishine

Best Profile = User: brankat

Best Analysis = User: Gypsy

Best Game Collection = User: Phony Benoni

Most Informed = User: Softpaw

Best Historian = User: JessicaFischerQueen

I will note that they are not alone in eschewing engines. I, for one, don't *have* an engine, and I think this may be true for some others, in addition to those who have, but don't use, such aids in their analysis.

for best

User: technical draw for

User: funny

User: Gypsy

For

User: best

Unfortunately, it's now too late to delete the posts, so I'll bear it in mind for any future nominations I might make.

(*discounting sockpuppets and ignoring possible humorous intent)

<Best Avatar>

parmetd, technical draw, stunningmove, The Caissars, OhioChessFan, Phony Benoni, jimfromprovidence, TheFocus, Sneaky, Eyal

<Best Username>

checkmateyourmove, SwitchingQuylthulg, LoveThatJoker, Phony Benoni, crafty, Agent Bouncy, notyetagm

<Most Helpful>

Annie K., tpstar, Once, hms123, CG Librarian, ?, morfishine, twinlark

<Best Post>

tpstar - Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship (2012), tpstar - Tal Memorial (2012), chessgames.com - Biographer Bistro

<Funniest Poster>

Once, WannaBe, TheFocus, technical draw, Annie K., Jim Bartle, Sneaky, chrisowen, frogbert, mahmoudkubba

<Most Constructive>

All Bistro Biographers collectively, CG Librarian, morfishine, WannaBe, hms123, jepflast, chesstoplay, fm Avari Viraf, twinlark

<Best Profile>

Domdaniel, morfishine, RandomVisitor, Tal7777777, jessicafischerqueen, brankat

<Best Analysis>

Ceri, truefriends, Abdel Irada, agb2002, LoveThatJoker, DcGentle, jimfromprovidence, RandomVisitor, Honza Cervenka, Ezzy, chrisowen, Danlanglois, Ajile, Iskubadayb, Gypsy

<Best Game Collection>

Phony Benoni - Game of the Day Pun Index, kevin86 - polygamy or what's an extra Q among friends?, Benzol - ?, Phony Benoni - ?

<Most Informed>

frogbert, SwitchingQuylthulg, hms123, Everyone, jessicafischerqueen, WannaBe, perfidious, OhioChessFan, Phony Benoni, Softpaw

<Best Historian>

Phony Benoni, All Bistro Biographers collectively, TheFocus, Benzol, jessicafischerqueen, perfidious

<Best/Worst Pun of the Year>

Like a Hot Knife Through Baadur, A Little Bird Told Me, Zapoleon Blown Apart, Vas Right Wing Conspiracy, Control-Ault-Delete, Tenacious D, The Tightrope Game, The $10,000 Game, Parent Trap, Connect Four, Can I Buy a Vowel?, The Hanging Pieces of Baburin, Gata Catch 'em All

<Player of the Year>

<Phony Benoni> for Funniest Poster

<SwitchingQuylthulg> for Most Helpful

<tpstar> for Most Constructive

In any case, for reference, here it is:

Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship (2012)

With good vibes and appreciation,

<Best Post> nominees:

<tpstar> - Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship (2012),

<tpstar> - Tal Memorial (2012),

Because of your work, I can now list only fresh nominees in all categories.

NEW NOMINATIONS

1. Best Avatar <Travis Bickle> <Crawfb5> <Annie K>

2. Best Username User: scrooge

3. Most Helpful <The Focus> <Phony Benoni> <Crawfb5>

4. Best Post <domdaniel> omnibus nomination. "No doubt some tedious person will disagree."

5. Funniest Poster <crawfb5> <hms123>

6. Most Constructive <crawfb5> <Travis Bickle> <brankat> <SwitchingQuylthulg> <Annie K> <twinlark>

7. Best Profile <User: bridgeburner>

8. Best Analysis <Eyal>

9. Best Game Collection ominibus nominations <whiteshark> <The Focus> <Crawfb5> <suenteus po 147>

10. Most Informed <Travis Bickle> <Annie K> <twinlark>

These seem to be the nominations entered so far:*

(*discounting the obvious sockpuppets, and ignoring possible humorous intent)

<Best Avatar>

Annie K., Crawfb5, Eyal, jimfromprovidence, OhioChessFan, parmetd, Phony Benoni, Sneaky, stunningmove, technical draw, The Caissars, TheFocus, Travis Bickle

<Best Username>

Agent Bouncy, checkmateyourmove, crafty, LoveThatJoker, notyetagm, Phony Benoni, scrooge, SwitchingQuylthulg

<Most Helpful>

?, Annie K., CG Librarian, Crawfb5, hms123, morfishine, Once, Phony Benoni, SwitchingQuylthulg, TheFocus, tpstar, twinlark

<Best Post>

chessgames.com - Biographer Bistro, Domdaniel, tpstar - Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship (2012), tpstar - Tal Memorial (2012)

<Funniest Poster>

Annie K., chrisowen, crawfb5, frogbert, hms123, Jim Bartle, mahmoudkubba, Once, Phony Benoni, Sneaky, technical draw, TheFocus, WannaBe

<Most Constructive>

All Bistro Biographers collectively, Annie K., brankat, CG Librarian, chesstoplay, crawfb5, fm Avari Viraf, hms123, jepflast, morfishine, SwitchingQuylthulg, tpstar, Travis Bickle, twinlark, WannaBe

<Best Profile>

brankat, Bridgeburner, Domdaniel, jessicafischerqueen, morfishine, RandomVisitor, Tal7777777

<Best Analysis>

Abdel Irada, agb2002, Ajile, Ceri, chrisowen, DanLanglois, DcGentle, Eyal, Ezzy, Gypsy, Honza Cervenka, Iskubadayb, jimfromprovidence, LoveThatJoker, RandomVisitor, truefriends,

<Best Game Collection>

Benzol, Crawfb5, kevin86 - 'polygamy or what's an extra Q among friends?', Phony Benoni, Phony Benoni - 'Game of the Day Pun Index', suenteus po 147, SwitchingQuylthulg - 'Game Collection: Uneventful, everyday, dull draws', TheFocus, whiteshark

<Most Informed>

Annie K., Everyone, frogbert, hms123, jessicafischerqueen, OhioChessFan, perfidious, Phony Benoni, Softpaw, SwitchingQuylthulg, Travis Bickle, twinlark, WannaBe

<Best Historian>

All Bistro Biographers collectively, Benzol, crawfb5, FSR, Graham Clayton, jessicafischerqueen, perfidious, Phony Benoni, TheFocus, twinlark

<Best/Worst Pun of the Year>

Can I Buy a Vowel?, Connect Four, Control-Ault-Delete, Gata Catch 'em All, The Hanging Pieces of Baburin, In Soviet Russia Bishop Takes Pawn, Like a Hot Knife Through Baadur, A Little Bird Told Me, The Parent Trap, The $10,000 Game, Tenacious D, The Tightrope Game, Vas Right Wing Conspiracy, Zapoleon Blown Apart

<Player of the Year>

Vishy Anand, Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Anatoly Karpov, Vladimir Kramnik, Phiona Mutesi, Hikaru Nakamura, The World.