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Has anyone ever been described as the world's most handsome GM?

MJMcCready wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:35 pm

Has anyone ever been described as the world's most handsome GM?

Yes.

I seem to remember Magnus doing a short stint as a male model so presumably whoever hired hired him decided there was sufficient handsomeness for the job

I'm sure Kevin Spraggett would love to be so listed.

Take care when inspecting his web site.

Yasser Seirawan was once highly rated in this department, or so I am reliably informed anyway.

Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 12, 2024 3:35 pm

Yasser Seirawan was once highly rated in this department, or so I am reliably informed anyway.

Are you restricting your request to gentlemen GMs or would you like to include lady GMs?

I believe that there was a web site which specialised in the latter which had nought to do with the aforementioned Canadian GM.

Don't go any further John, this thread is a trap. The pious and perfect are hovering over their keyboards like grey-faced vultures just waiting for someone to put their foot in it. I'll PM you my answer.

There may be some truth in that but it won't be coming from me.

Joey Stewart wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:20 am

I seem to remember Magnus doing a short stint as a male model so presumably whoever hired hired him decided there was sufficient handsomeness for the job

Yes same here. Did we ever have such a thing in England? Hard to believe. We must have had pretty boys or something of that perceived ilk?

John Upham wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:01 am

MJMcCready wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:35 pm

Has anyone ever been described as the world's most handsome GM?

Yes.

Care to name who it was?

MJMcCready wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 12, 2024 9:37 pm

John Upham wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:01 am

MJMcCready wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:35 pm

Has anyone ever been described as the world's most handsome GM?

Yes.

Care to name who it was?

I have no idea but I'm confident that someone somewhere has found the time in their life to describe someone as the world's most handsome GM.

Hi John,

I too thought, what a strange topic, but have since discovered that this has been raised on a few other forums, and here;
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/off-to ... ss-players Max Warmerdam was put forward as 'Possibly the most handsome chess player of all time.'

Strange topic? Apologies for my light-heartedness. Could we branch off into a sub-topic entitled 'The ECF Foum's most handsome member and encourage pictures to be sent in for judging?

We would need to appoint female members as judges -if we even have any!

"We would need to appoint female members as judges -if we even have any!"

Are you planning to exclude the male homosexual forumites? They are entitled to an opinion.