Interview with Maria Manakova, who is a women's chess grandmaster.
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1826
We are not as strong as the male players. So why shouldn't we cash in on our beauty, don't you think?
It's no wonder that men have a hard time taking women seriously when they have attitudes like this.
Not popular enough? Cheapen yourself!
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Well, I don't think she's quite that cheap. I think she really does want to popularize chess. Maybe it is ultimately for money, but I'll give her the benefit of the doubt. I just think it's the wrong way to go about it. Sex has nothing to do with chess and it will probably make it more comical if anything. Chess already has a lot of weirdness and insanity associated with it. But maybe it's destined to be in the limelight for that reason.