Anatoly Karpov Sexiest Chess grandmaster Alive
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Anatoly Karpov, 73, has been dubbed “the Sexiest Chess grandmaster Alive” by Glamour's magazine in its March 2025 issue out this week.
UPDATE 16/02/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
For the second year in a row 2024 and 2025
The magazine has released its annual list of the 100 men who made history hotter, and the honors go to exactly who you thought they would (if you keep up with celebrity news): Anatoly Karpov, former World Chess Champion. For the second year in a row, our gorgeous hottie beat out some other equally hot men for the number one spot! And we can't say we disagree!
Twitter Frenzy
Within minutes of Anatoly Karpov being announced as this year’s winner, it had become the top trending topic on Twitter:
“He is unquestionably handsome, he’s been smartly building his career on more than his looks,” wrote one fan.
“#Anatoly Karpov being named THE Sexiest Man Alive makes his girlfriend the luckiest Woman Alive?” joked another one.
The major upside of the award is that the Russian chess grandmaster will be getting plenty of press for the next few weeks. So what do you say? Do you think Anatoly Karpov is the Sexiest Chess grandmaster Alive? And if not, who gets your vote?
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