7 Sexiest Female Chess Players
March 16, 2010 at 6:00 am by Billy D - (45) Comments
You just know that all the hot chicks in high school were in the chess club. Cheerleaders, no thanks. We want girls with brains,(and beauty, if possible). Here are some specimens who not only made it in the ranks of professional chess, but also make for a nice swimsuit calendar, if Sports Illustrated will finally ever get to the chess/swimsuit issue we’ve all been hoping for. In no particular order:
1. Alexandra Kosteniuk
Alexandra Kosteniuk is a Russian chess grandmaster (that’s right, Grandmaster, bitches!) who won the 2008 World Women’s Championship title in Nalchik, Russia. Alexandra has been in the finals of 2001 Championships also at the age of just 17, but she lost on that occasion. She was the European champion in 2004 and the Chess960 (Fischer Random) world champion in 2006 which she defended this year also. Kosteniuk also won the 2005 Russian Women’s Championship which were held in Samara.
Besides chess, Alexandra also hosts a popular podcast Chess is Cool, which keeps its listeners up to date with all the chess events. In her personal life, she is married to Diego Garces of Switzerland and has a daughter. Which is unfortunate, if you’ve ever seen her whoop some ass on the chess board all while wearing a sexy loud dress.
2. Sanja Dedijer
Dedijer hails from Bosnia-Herzegovina and is only 24 years old. Therefore, she has very little biographical information (I don’t believe she has won any titles) other than the fact that she is damn hot. Look at the concentration.
3. Regina Pokorna
Vladislav Tkachiev, talking about beauty in chess, called the 27-year-old Slovakian beauty Pokorno “a child-woman, an eternal girl”. It’s probably those incredible blue eyes, though you can never ignore her beautiful games and 2400+ rating. (Apparently that’s pretty darn good in pro chess… I wouldn’t know).
4. Valquira Rocha
I can’t find much info on Valquiria, except that she hails from Angola, she plays professional chess, and she is daaaaaamn hawt! A traditional Angolese expression for “hot.”
5. Anna Sharevich
Anna a Belarusian chessmaster, having achieved the required norms for the title Woman Grandmaster in 2006. She won the Ladies’ Belarusian Chess Championship in 2002, 2005 and 2007 and played for Belarus in the Woman’s Chess Olympiad of 2002 to 2008 (four times). She’s smart, blonde, sultry, and can kick your sub-mental ass!
6. Arianne Caoili
Arianne Caoili began playing chess at the age of six. At one point during 2002, she achieved a FIDE rating in excess of 2300, but this has been in decline since she scaled down her chess activities to concentrate on her studies, as she is still only 23! Nevertheless, she remains one of Australia’s leading women players and played top board for the national team at the Dresden Olympiad in 2008.
She’s has her share of scandals (for a chess player), though! In June 2006 it was reported that the British Granmaster Danny Gormally had thrown a punch at Armenian Grandmaster Levon Aronian (who was at the time the number three on the FIDE world ranking) in a Turin nightclub during the chess Olympiad. Gormally apparently became jealous when he saw Aronian dancing with Caoili. In 09, Aronian and Caoili were reported to be in a relationship…. Sorry Danny.
Caoili has also been on Dancing With The Stars, so she’s got that goin’ for her, too… which is nice.
7. Eva Repkova
Eva is a Slovakian-born chessmaster who once had a relationship with fellow chess champion Vladimir Kramnik. Eva, as you can see is incredibly hot. And she’s recently divorced from a Lebanese businessman, so all you chess fanboys still have a shot!… No, not really. It’s nice to dream, though.
So remember… if you want to impress these ladies, stop hitting the gym and start hitting the boards! The chess boards, that is.
OMG, Sanja is AMAZING. She is just too cute!
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I could do without a couple of these girls on the list….especially Valquira Rocha… Her eyes are like a yard apart!
Jana Krivec from Slovenia
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/2364/krivecjana.jpg
what an unfortunate looking group
how in the world is sanja not number one? she is amazing.
sanja is the list
none of the others should be associated with the word sexy (unless directly preceded by the word not)
This is the president of the Estonian National Chess League:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p77wBr1CEo/SYQeglig2-I/AAAAAAAACyA/6G0z7GJrDkQ/s1600-h/Carmen+Kass7.jpg
Not kidding.
I think someone mixed up the sexy and ugly lists because there is no way that Estonian girl doesn’t make the cut.
Interesting that they chose 7…. can’t pull together a top 10 I guess. these ladies are very hot.
I could do without a couple of these girls on the list….especially Valquira Rocha…
Yeah but look at that RACK !
Your article is full of spelling mistakes, learn2revise noob.
But yeah those chess woman are damn sexy
Yeah, these girls aren’t sexy at all really, they’re actually all pretty forgettable.
So basically this article is proof that there are no good-looking female chess players…not a looker in the bunch.
Proof smart girls are ugly.
The fact that this list didn’t include American Jennifer Shahade, who is one of the most famous woman chess players currently playing, means this list is almost worthless. Look her up on wikipedia. Or do a google image search. Jennifer Shahade. I’m telling you – smokin’. She also has a great chess podcast.
This list is full of fail after number 2. At least I know to never go to a chess match to meet women.
Your article is full of spelling mistakes, learn2revise noob.
But yeah those chess woman are damn sexy..
Obviously Arianne Caoili haven’t got much brains considering the cross she’s wearing round her neck. Nice looks on em all tho.
Any list, top 10, top 7, or whatever, that goes from 1 down is horrible. All lists should build towards 1, not start with 1. The reason is that once we’ve seen the SEXIEST female chess player, we don’t want to see the 2nd sexiest female chess player, but if I’ve seen the second sexiest, I am not curious who is sexier than her. I cannot believe that the author of this article does not understand this basic principal of anticipation and writing. Shame on you sir, shame on you.
That should read, now and not not.
Billy, internet lists are nothing to fuck around with. I hope you’re feeling the shame, sir. Throw yourself on your sword!
Source material:
http://www.chesspics.com/rating.php?r=1
They are all ugly ducks! I guess being raised in Los Angeles has spoiled me!
You missed Tanya Sachhdev of India.
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sanja and alexandra are looking innocent beauties who can defeat their opponent with only their beauty.They do not require extra intelligence to succeed in games.
You have forgotten about grandmaster Natalia Pogonina – she’s both a top player and one of the most attractive girls in chess too.
For a chess player it’s nice to play against one of such girls.
When you know you got her, kindly offer a drink and drag things out.
It’s okay to enjoy it, when you deserve it.
And yes, Natalia Pogonina (25) could have been on this list.
This list is so full of fail. Clearly the author doesn’t know anything about chess, or about who is sexy in the chess world. A list without Natalia Pogonina should be promptly ignored.