batgirl wrote:
I had talked about this during the WC with a female friend of mine who does find Carlsen attractive. I feel he looks a bit simian, but not necessarily in an unappealing way. He has a boyish charm and a really great physique. Not all attraction or ideas of handsomness are purely physical. Magnus carries himself like an athlete and projects an aura of self-confidence, a trait, btw, that I personally find irresistible. So, while he isn't attractive in the traditional cookie-cutter celebrity fashion, he does have a certain appeal for many.
Ha! He's one of them damn' pretty apes.
well, i don't care at all. The guy plays great chess, and that is all i care about. Who cares about looks?
Nobody really cares. But since he models for money as well as plays chess for money, it's a fair inquiry whether his modeling appeal is based on looks or fame, although there's no doubt that without his chess fame, becoming a model would have been far less likely for him.