Chess players – not just geeks with taped-in-the-middle thick black glasses! This list shows us all that geek and chic can work together, and the chess club that you thought was all chock full o’ nerds actually has some hot ladies also sitting at the board. Check it out mate – in fact, checkmate!
[By FIDE rating as of May 2011]
Technical note: The Fédération Internationale des Échecs [FIDE], or World Chess Federation, is an international organization that connects the various national chess federations around the world and acts as the governing body of international chess competition. FIDE was founded in Paris, France on July 20, 1924.
10. Alexandra Kosteniuk
- Country: Russia,
- Age: 27 yrs
- FIDE Rating: 2522
9. Kateryna Lahno
- Country: Ukraine
- Age: 21 yrs
- FIDE Rating: 2530
8. Anna Muzychuk
- Country: Slovakia
- Age: 21
- FIDE Rating: 2537
7. Anna Zatonskih
- Country: USA
- Age: 33
- FIDE Rating: 2537
6. Nana Dzagnidze
- Country: Georgia
- Age: 24
- FIDE Rating: 2557
5. Tatiana Kosintseva
- Country: Russia
- Age: 25
- FIDE rating: 2559
4. Nadezhda Kosintseva
- Country: Russia
- Age: 26
- FIDE Rating: 2567
3. Yifan Hou
- Country: China
- Age:17
- FIDE Rating: 2612
2. Humpy Koneru
- Country: India
- Age: 24
- FIDE Rating: 2614
1. Judit Polgar
- Country: Hungary
- Age: 34
- FIDE Rating: 2699
Source: Chess Champions
