World Top Ten Chess Beauties?

whoops I did it twice. too bad he is way to young for me. definately beautiful with that intense chess stare though.

i like his intense stare. and he is doing the thumb on chin thing.

Ruslan Ponomariov

and one final one: Alexander Khalifaman

I guess I just like the rugged look.

i'm personally disappointed to not be on this list...

 Does your wife play chess, she would make it  

you are on the list, they just started on top that's al..*

*(please don't cancel my premium account. it was just a joke)

I agree. But that blonde WGM is a bit prettier to me, I'm very proud to say that she actually looks like my girlfriend in 2nd and 3rd photo, but older. When she played chess for the first time, she won against me. At the time I only knew basic rules, but she didn't know anything, I had to explain them to her. And she mated me (incidental pun) on the 3rd rank in the middlegame. Pretty women can be good at chess, but they just aren't interested. Maybe less pretty ones don't go out as much. We men are geeks by nature, but women aren't, I guess.

Edit: WGM Almira Skripchenko's both parents are chess coaches, so there you have it.

I would like a girl that would sit down and play chess with me sometimes and being physically attractive is also important (yes I want her to be attracted to me as well)..so sure bring on the chess beauties.  

Could we stick to the topic please?

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and keep posting pics? : ) Unfortunately my girlfriend doesnt play chess..

 I'd poker.

How do you wake up Lady Gaga?

Poker face.

I think Magnus looks odd, a little Neanderthal-ish despite the head full of zippy neurons.

batgirl had a post about how other masters were finding Alekhine handsome, but I mostly don't see that either.

Young Capa looked pretty dashing though.

Ms. Pogonina (alas married) belongs near or at the top of any list of Chess-belles  ... Kosteniuk is also lovely but that photo of her in this thread is absolutely wretched. That's the worst beach photo I've ever seen. And that includes those  beheaded Narwhaal photos I posted a few months back (no one remembers, alas) As for the guys, I'm thinking Morozevich probably does sickeningly well with the ladies. And Magnus? Come on he looks pure dimwit. If there were ever a case of 'don't judge a book by it's cover' it'd be Carlsen.

No, he's a cro magnus.

*ba dum bush*

The recent year ago..I played Alexandra, She was a strong player.....I think I'm ready for the next battle...

Perhaps that's why he's so good so young. While other boys were distracted by the discovery of girls the opportunity never arose for poor old Magnus. (Not me, but him.)

Marlies and Laura Bensdorp, ELO 2325 and 2100 respectively.

 A week or two ago I was very rude to her. I want to use this post to apologise. Sorry Natalia.

Who is the girl in the Dasher promo?  IM Ling-Fong of China?  "Only the most skilled attackers will be able to penetrate her defences." !?