Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk sixth on 2010's Top-10 list of sexiest Russian sportswomen

Chess news and chess trivia blog (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2010

Hello Everyone,

This is kind of neat. Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk figures in the 2010 Top-10 List of Sexiest Russian Sportswomen as released by the Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda (Комсомольская правда).

Every December, the newspaper, as a tradition asks readers to vote for the sexiest sportswomen of the year. And, it's not just about beauty but also about talent and how much their fans love them. It is great that Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk is sixth on the list. You can read the article here.

Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk

(Have you seen the

Russian Women's Chess Superfinal 2010 beauty contest - Where else do supersmart girls gather together?)

Meanwhile, back to the Komsomolskaya Pravda list.

The full list is as follows:

1. Eugenia Kanaeva (artistic gymnastics) - 27,9%
2. Maria Sharapova (tennis) - 17,7%
3. Yelena Isinbayeva (pole vault) - 16%
4. Ekaterina Gamova (volleyball) - 10,1%
5. Olga Kaniskina (walking) - 6,7%
6. Alexandra Kosteniuk (chess) - 4,5%
7. Ilona Korstin (basketball) - 4,3%
8. Svetlana Sleptsova (biathlon) - 3,9%
9. Alia Mustafina (gymnastics) - 3%
10. Vera Zvonareva (tennis) - 2,4%

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