MOST PHOTOGENIC PLAYERS , TORINO 2006
PHOTOS BY PUFICHEK, PRESENTED BY CHESSPICS
VOTING CLOSED

From the large collection of Pufichek Chesspics albums of players of the Torino Chess Olympiad 2006, we have selected a few for our Photogenic Collection. The photos were posted for voting from May 24 to June 24, 2006, generating enormous interest from all sides of the globe, with over 10,000 people actively taking part in the voting. Most photos in this gallery will be used to illustrate the Torino 2006 Olympiads.

The top 3 photos that generated the heatest debate and active voting are:
- Mariam Mansur, UAE, see bigger photo, and a stunning black and white version, and another photo
- Sanja Dedijer, Bosnia Herzegovina, see bigger photo, and her sister Mira
- Alexandra Kosteniuk, Russia, see photo bigger, and another photo

Still are open at this time the following Galleries:
- Complete Women Teams in Torino
- Men Chess Players Gallery in Torino

And we are preparing Fashion Galleries for you too, to come to CHESSPICS very soon.

 current rating: 11623 with 2707 votes (4.3 /5)


Russia - Alexandra Kosteniuk (2540)
 current rating: 11275 with 2553 votes (4.4 /5)


Bosnia Herzegovina - Sanja Dedijer (2068)
 current rating: 10096 with 2272 votes (4.4 /5)


UAE - Mariam Mansur (1838)
 current rating: 5207 with 1322 votes (3.9 /5)


France - Almira Skripchenko (2423)
 current rating: 3122 with 692 votes (4.5 /5)


Turkey - Zehra Topel (2132)
 current rating: 3099 with 754 votes (4.1 /5)


Slovakia - Regina Pokorna (2338)
 current rating: 3051 with 786 votes (3.9 /5)


Angola - Valquiria Rocha
 current rating: 2765 with 725 votes (3.8 /5)


France - Sophie Milliet (2330)
 current rating: 2588 with 624 votes (4.1 /5)


Peru - Ingrid Aliaga (2019)
 current rating: 2578 with 703 votes (3.7 /5)


Belarus - Anna Sharevich (2281)
 current rating: 2444 with 647 votes (3.8 /5)


Australia - Arianne Caoilli
 current rating: 2290 with 599 votes (3.8 /5)


Slovakia - Eva Repkova (2346)
 current rating: 1799 with 475 votes (3.8 /5)


Ukraine - Katerina Lahno (2468)
 current rating: 1684 with 467 votes (3.6 /5)


Russia - Tatiana Kosintseva (2489)
 current rating: 1657 with 410 votes (4 /5)


Netherlands Antilles - Nishanti Balentin
 current rating: 1636 with 447 votes (3.7 /5)


Armenia - Lilit Mktrchian (2453)
 current rating: 1585 with 385 votes (4.1 /5)


Argentina - Maria Belen Sarquis
 current rating: 1490 with 405 votes (3.7 /5)


Iran - Shirin Navabi (2082)
 current rating: 1462 with 403 votes (3.6 /5)


Poland - Iweta Radziewicz (2439)
 current rating: 1329 with 303 votes (4.4 /5)


Bosnia and Herzegovina - Mira Dedijer (1987)
 current rating: 1325 with 304 votes (4.4 /5)


Moldova - Elena Partac (2095)
 current rating: 1316 with 371 votes (3.5 /5)


Hungary - Anita Gara (2367)
 current rating: 1244 with 318 votes (3.9 /5)


Russia - Nadezhda Kosintseva (2469)
 current rating: 1167 with 340 votes (3.4 /5)


Bulgaria - Antoaneta Stefanova (2502)
 current rating: 1148 with 300 votes (3.8 /5)


Venezuela - Zaida Hernandez (2046)
 current rating: 1138 with 295 votes (3.9 /5)


Latvia - Dana Reizniece (2287)
 current rating: 1092 with 293 votes (3.7 /5)


USA - Rusudan Goletiani (2371)
 current rating: 1019 with 269 votes (3.8 /5)


Slovenia - Anna Muzychuk (2418)
 current rating: 1012 with 267 votes (3.8 /5)


Cuba - Vega Sulennis Pina (2334)
 current rating: 1009 with 256 votes (3.9 /5)


Japan - Mirai Ishisuka
 current rating: 975 with 237 votes (4.1 /5)


Qatar (men) - Zhu Chen (2483)
 current rating: 910 with 247 votes (3.7 /5)


Poland - Joanna Majdan (2297)
 current rating: 884 with 223 votes (4 /5)


Kazakhstan - Sofya Zigangirova (2314)
 current rating: 873 with 227 votes (3.8 /5)


Slovenia - Jana Krivec (2323)
 current rating: 834 with 223 votes (3.7 /5)


Indonesia - Irine Kharisma (2213)
 current rating: 784 with 205 votes (3.8 /5)


Israel - Bella Igla (2288)
 current rating: 773 with 200 votes (3.9 /5)


Georgia - Maia Lomineishvili (2395)
 current rating: 760 with 267 votes (2.8 /5)


Germany - Elisabeth Paehtz (2438)
 current rating: 750 with 201 votes (3.7 /5)


Colombia - Nadya Carolina Ortiz (2184)
 current rating: 736 with 196 votes (3.8 /5)


Jamaica - Hui Zhu (2050)
 current rating: 701 with 191 votes (3.7 /5)


Philippines - Sheerie Joy Lomibao (2163)
 current rating: 685 with 185 votes (3.7 /5)


Wales - Megan Owens
 current rating: 650 with 171 votes (3.8 /5)


Argentina - Carolina Lujan (2378)
 current rating: 625 with 169 votes (3.7 /5)


Canada - Dinara Khaziyeva (2103)
 current rating: 612 with 161 votes (3.8 /5)


El Salvador - Sonia Zepeda (2036)
 current rating: 576 with 148 votes (3.9 /5)


Bulgaria - Emilia Djingarova (2319)
 current rating: 566 with 151 votes (3.7 /5)


Ecuador - Martha Fierro (2294)
 current rating: 557 with 158 votes (3.5 /5)


South Africa - Suvania Moodliar (1859)
 current rating: 502 with 145 votes (3.5 /5)


USA - Irina Krush (2437)
 current rating: 492 with 139 votes (3.5 /5)


Turkey - Ekaterina Polovnikova (2393)
 current rating: 491 with 144 votes (3.4 /5)


Azerbaijan - Viktoriya Avdeeva
 current rating: 463 with 120 votes (3.9 /5)


Chinese Taipei - Elaine Yu-Tong Lin
 current rating: 452 with 127 votes (3.6 /5)


Iran - Shadi Paridar (2210)
 current rating: 445 with 125 votes (3.6 /5)


Azerbaijan - Khayala Isgandarova (2104)
 current rating: 445 with 120 votes (3.7 /5)


England - Sophie Tidman (2086)
 current rating: 439 with 95 votes (4.6 /5)


 current rating: 433 with 129 votes (3.4 /5)


Italy A - Eleonora Ambrosi (2136)
 current rating: 424 with 125 votes (3.4 /5)


Yemen - Amani Jalal
 current rating: 396 with 111 votes (3.6 /5)


Malaysia - Khye Theng Wan (1989)
 current rating: 391 with 125 votes (3.1 /5)


China - Shen Yang (2411)
 current rating: 369 with 116 votes (3.2 /5)


India - Mary Ann Gomes (2239)
 current rating: 348 with 112 votes (3.1 /5)


China - Zhao Xue (2423)
 current rating: 329 with 107 votes (3.1 /5)


Ecuador - Evelyn Moncayo (2261)
 current rating: 322 with 91 votes (3.5 /5)


Hong Kong (men) - Anya Corke (2203)
 current rating: 317 with 98 votes (3.2 /5)


Venezuela - Irene Han
 current rating: 314 with 102 votes (3.1 /5)


China - Hou Yifan (2298)
 current rating: 290 with 93 votes (3.1 /5)


Indonesia - Evi Lindiawati (2145)