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The web site Kosteniuk.com has a very large collection of high-quality photos of the Torino Chess Olympiad 2006. The photographer has selected 65 for the first of two "Photogenic" competitions. This one is for female players – the next, we assure our critical readers, will be for males.
Sanja Dedijer (2068), Bosnia Herzegovina |
Alexandra Kosteniuk (2540), Russia |
Mariam Mansur (1838), UAE |
Valquiria Rocha, Angola |
Sophie Milliet (2330, France |
Anna Sharevich (2281), Belarus |
Almira Skripchenko (2423), France |
Regina Pokorna (2338), Slovakia |
Arianne Caoilli (2169), Australia |
Ingrid Aliaga (2019), Peru |
Lilit Mktrchian (2453), Armenia |
Eva Repkova (2346), Slovakia |
Katerina Lahno (2468), Ukraine |
Shirin Navabi (2082), Iran |
Tatiana Kosintseva (2489), Russia |
Nishanti Balentin, Netherlands Antilles |
Anita Gara (2367), Hungary |
Iweta Radziewicz (2439), Poland |
Dana Reizniece (2287), Latvia |
Nadezhda Kosintseva (2469), Russia |
Antoaneta Stefanova (2502), Bulgaria |
Anna Muzychuk (2418), Slovenia |
Vega Sulennis Pina (2334), Cuba |
Ishisuka Mirai, Japan |
Nadya Carolina Ortiz (2184), Colombia |
Irine Kharisma (2213), Indonesia |
Maria Belen Sarquis, Argentina |
Sheerie Joy Lomibao (2163) , Philippines |
Elisabeth Paehtz (2438), Germany |
Amani Jalal Yemen |
Martha Fierro (2294), Ecuador |
Zhao Xue (2423), China |
Hou Yifan (2298) China |
Elaine Yu-Tong Lin, Chinese Taipei |
Zhu Chen (2483), Qatar (men's team) |
Zehra Topel (2132) Turkey |
Above is a selection of the selection on the "Most Photogenic Players" web site. We urge you to go there and see them all, in larger size and higher resolution. You can also vote for all photos by clicking on a rating from 1 (low) to 5 (high). The final photos chosen will most likely be used in print materials to illustrate the Olympiads.
We do not want to influence your choice, since this is, after all, about beauty and photogenics. But in case you are interested we have listed the performances of the top 100 female players at the 2006 Turin Olympiad. Zhao Xue, who is in the last picture of our selection above, leads in performance ratings with 2617 equivalent Elo, having scored 10/13 on board one for China. Truly remarkable the 2596 performance of WFM Hou Yifan, who has turned 12 last February.
No. | Name | Rtg | Team | Rp | % | ||||
1 | WGM | Zhao Xue | 2423 | China | 2617 | 76.9 | |||
2 | IM | Kosintseva Tatiana | 2489 | Russia | 2598 | 79.2 | |||
3 | WFM | Hou Yifan | 2298 | China | 2596 | 84.6 | |||
4 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2502 | Bulgaria | 2563 | 75.0 | |||
5 | IM | Hoang Thanh Trang | 2487 | Hungary | 2539 | 73.1 | |||
6 | WGM | Zhukova Natalia | 2425 | Ukraine | 2537 | 75.0 | |||
7 | IM | Yanovska-Gaponenko Inna | 2430 | Ukraine | 2531 | 77.8 | |||
8 | IM | Cmilyte Viktorija | 2470 | Lithuania | 2530 | 79.2 | |||
9 | IM | Kosintseva Nadezhda | 2469 | Russia | 2521 | 75.0 | |||
10 | IM | Krush Irina | 2437 | USA | 2512 | 72.7 | |||
11 | IM | Peptan Corina Isabela | 2408 | Romania | 2499 | 68.2 | |||
12 | IM | Lahno Katerina | 2468 | Ukraine | 2498 | 80.0 | |||
13 | GM | Koneru Humpy | 2548 | India | 2495 | 66.7 | |||
14 | IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2410 | Georgia | 2494 | 77.3 | |||
15 | WGM | Muzychuk Anna | 2418 | Slovenia | 2494 | 72.7 | |||
16 | GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2540 | Russia | 2486 | 60.0 | |||
17 | IM | Danielian Elina | 2422 | Armenia | 2485 | 70.8 | |||
18 | IM | Mkrtchian Lilit | 2453 | Armenia | 2481 | 62.5 | |||
19 | WIM | Sanchez Sarai | 2176 | Venezuela | 2479 | 81.8 | |||
20 | WIM | Berlin Tatiana | 2207 | Belarus | 2477 | 87.5 | |||
21 | WGM | Ushenina Anna | 2397 | Ukraine | 2465 | 70.0 | |||
22 | IM | Skripchenko Almira | 2423 | France | 2465 | 63.6 | |||
23 | IM | Paehtz Elisabeth | 2438 | Germany | 2450 | 66.7 | |||
24 | IM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2454 | Georgia | 2444 | 70.0 | |||
25 | WGM | Goletiani Rusudan | 2371 | USA | 2440 | 70.8 | |||
26 | IM | Kachiani-Gersinska Ketino | 2421 | Germany | 2438 | 70.8 | |||
27 | WIM | Sharevich Anna | 2281 | Belarus | 2432 | 75.0 | |||
28 | IM | Foisor Cristina Adela | 2392 | Romania | 2428 | 66.7 | |||
29 | WGM | Reizniece Dana | 2287 | Latvia | 2427 | 60.0 | |||
30 | IM | Jackova Jana | 2389 | Czech Republic | 2425 | 70.0 | |||
31 | WGM | Rogule Laura | 2309 | Latvia | 2422 | 63.6 | |||
32 | GM | Peng Zhao Qin | 2395 | Netherlands | 2420 | 72.7 | |||
33 | WGM | Voiska Margarita | 2314 | Bulgaria | 2417 | 65.0 | |||
34 | IM | Dembo Yelena | 2464 | Greece | 2404 | 57.7 | |||
35 | IM | Khurtsidze Nino | 2426 | Georgia | 2402 | 50.0 | |||
36 | WGM | Arribas Robaina Maritza | 2235 | Cuba | 2401 | 75.0 | |||
37 | WGM | Botsari Anna-Maria | 2341 | Greece | 2398 | 61.1 | |||
38 | WGM | Milliet Sophie | 2330 | France | 2391 | 70.8 | |||
39 | IM | Vajda Szidonia | 2403 | Hungary | 2382 | 61.1 | |||
40 | WIM | Sammalvuo Niina | 2249 | Finland | 2378 | 72.7 | |||
41 | WIM | Zsiltzova-Lisenko Lubov | 2263 | IBCA | 2372 | 90.0 | |||
42 | WGM | Pokorna Regina | 2338 | Slovakia | 2369 | 70.0 | |||
43 | WIM | Bashkite Viktoria | 2205 | Estonia | 2368 | 77.3 | |||
44 | WGM | Srebrnic Ana | 2302 | Slovenia | 2366 | 59.1 | |||
45 | WGM | Zatonskih Anna | 2433 | USA | 2366 | 45.5 | |||
46 | WGM | Lujan Carolina | 2378 | Argentina | 2365 | 62.5 | |||
47 | WGM | Mongontuul Bathuyag | 2378 | Mongolia | 2363 | 65.0 | |||
48 | WGM | Hoang Thi Bao Tram | 2349 | Vietnam | 2360 | 63.6 | |||
49 | WGM | Repkova Eva | 2346 | Slovakia | 2357 | 55.0 | |||
50 | IM | Radziewicz Iweta | 2439 | Poland | 2352 | 50.0 | |||
51 | WIM | Majdan Joanna | 2297 | Poland | 2351 | 66.7 | |||
52 | WGM | Swathi Ghate | 2262 | India | 2350 | 62.5 | |||
53 | IM | Fierro Baguero Martha | 2294 | Ecuador | 2349 | 61.5 | |||
54 | WIM | Andriasian Siranush | 2237 | Armenia | 2348 | 61.1 | |||
55 | WGM | Nguyen Thi Thanh An | 2317 | Vietnam | 2341 | 45.0 | |||
56 | WFM | Przezdziecka Marta | 2265 | Poland | 2340 | 65.0 | |||
57 | WGM | Harika Dronavalli | 2358 | India | 2338 | 54.2 | |||
58 | IM | Houska Jovanka | 2378 | England | 2337 | 62.5 | |||
59 | IM | Hagarova Zuzana | 2377 | Slovakia | 2337 | 55.0 | |||
60 | IM | Klinova Masha | 2357 | Israel | 2336 | 54.2 | |||
61 | WGM | Atalik-Polovnikova Ekaterina | 2393 | Turkey | 2335 | 62.5 | |||
62 | Shen Yang | 2411 | China | 2326 | 55.6 | ||||
63 | WIM | Zepeda Cortez Lorena | 2122 | El Salvador | 2321 | 69.2 | |||
64 | WFM | Topel Zehra | 2132 | Turkey | 2321 | 66.7 | |||
65 | WGM | Pina Vega Sulennis | 2334 | Cuba | 2320 | 55.0 | |||
66 | WGM | Benderac Ana | 2293 | Serbia Montenegro | 2319 | 77.3 | |||
67 | WGM | Borsuk Angela | 2341 | Israel | 2319 | 59.1 | |||
68 | IM | Madl Ildiko | 2387 | Hungary | 2314 | 50.0 | |||
69 | WGM | Zimina Olga | 2404 | Italy A | 2311 | 69.2 | |||
70 | IM | Ciuksyte Dagne | 2423 | Lithuania | 2299 | 66.7 | |||
71 | WGM | Calzetta Ruiz Monica | 2317 | Spain | 2299 | 50.0 | |||
72 | WFM | Kharisma Sukandar Irine | 2213 | Indonesia | 2297 | 65.4 | |||
73 | WIM | Krivec Jana | 2323 | Slovenia | 2297 | 55.0 | |||
74 | WFM | Stock Lara | 2200 | Croatia | 2295 | 62.5 | |||
75 | WGM | Ptacnikova Lenka | 2183 | Iceland | 2292 | 68.2 | |||
76 | WIM | Sikorova Olga | 2276 | Czech Republic | 2291 | 60.0 | |||
77 | WGM | Paridar Shadi | 2210 | Iran | 2288 | 68.2 | |||
78 | WIM | Berzina Ilze | 2278 | Latvia | 2288 | 61.1 | |||
79 | WIM | Johansson Viktoria | 2222 | Sweden | 2282 | 45.0 | |||
80 | WIM | Hernandez Estevez Yudania | 2262 | Spain | 2279 | 68.2 | |||
81 | WGM | Zawadzka Jolanta | 2389 | Poland | 2273 | 50.0 | |||
82 | WGM | Leconte Maria | 2345 | France | 2268 | 44.4 | |||
83 | Perena Catherine | 0 | Philippines | 2267 | 54.5 | ||||
84 | WGM | Geldieva Mahri | 2274 | Turkmenistan | 2265 | 54.2 | |||
85 | WIM | Aketayeva Dana | 2328 | Kazakhstan | 2265 | 46.2 | |||
86 | IM | Bosboom-Lanchava Tea | 2380 | Netherlands | 2260 | 60.0 | |||
87 | WGM | Juergens Vera | 2330 | Germany | 2260 | 60.0 | |||
88 | WGM | Velcheva Maria | 2279 | Bulgaria | 2259 | 50.0 | |||
89 | WGM | Chelushkina Irina | 2320 | Serbia & Montenegro | 2256 | 57.7 | |||
90 | WGM | Medic Mirjana | 2239 | Croatia | 2255 | 37.5 | |||
91 | WIM | Macek Vlasta | 2243 | Croatia | 2252 | 63.6 | |||
92 | WIM | Popova Natalija | 2223 | Belarus | 2250 | 45.0 | |||
93 | WFM | Le Thanh Tu | 2239 | Vietnam | 2246 | 58.3 | |||
94 | WIM | Titova-Boric Elena | 2284 | Bosnia Herzegovina | 2245 | 54.5 | |||
95 | WIM | Marrero Lopez Yaniet | 2269 | Cuba | 2244 | 55.0 | |||
96 | WGM | Bogza Adina Maria | 2297 | Romania | 2242 | 50.0 | |||
97 | WFM | Yanjindulam Dulamsuren | 2162 | Mongolia | 2240 | 54.5 | |||
98 | WIM | H. Mohammed Eman | 2118 | Iraq | 2238 | 87.5 | |||
99 | WGM | Igla Bella | 2288 | Israel | 2238 | 59.1 | |||
100 | WFM | Lomibao Sheerie Joy | 2163 | Philippines | 2234 | 43.8 |