Alexandra Valeria Botez was born on 1995 and is an American-Canadian chess player and commentator, Twitch streamer, and YouTuber of Romanian descent.
17 Facts About Alexandra Botez
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Alexandra Botez achieved her highest FIDE Elo rating of 2092 in March 2016, and she currently holds the International Chess Federation title of Woman FIDE Master.
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Alexandra Botez's father introduced her to chess and started training her when she was six.
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Alexandra Botez eventually became a member of the Romanian Community Centre chess club, Golden Knights, coached by Chess Master Valer Eugen Demian.
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In 2004, Alexandra Botez won her first Canadian children's national championship at age eight.
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Alexandra Botez eventually played for the National Canadian Team in 2010 and won four more Canadian youth national titles.
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In 2013, Alexandra Botez achieved the Woman FIDE Master title norm.
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Alexandra Botez covered the 2018 and 2019 PRO Chess League Finals, the most popular team chess championship, along with IM Daniel Rensch, IM Anna Rudolf, and GM Robert Hess.
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In 2016, Alexandra Botez started streaming chess content on Twitch during her junior year at Stanford University.
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Alexandra Botez's streaming popularity has helped her become one of the most recognizable faces on the Chess.
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In December 2020, the Alexandra Botez sisters signed with the Texas-based esports organization Envy Gaming.
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Alexandra Botez made $456,900 on a poker live stream on May 1,2022 presented by the Hustler Live Casino which featured fellow streamers along with poker pros.
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Alexandra Botez often plays chess with an aggressive, adaptive style of play.
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Alexandra Botez's most-played opening is the King's Indian Defense, in which Black allows White to advance their pawns to the center of the board in the first two moves.
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Alexandra Botez said the show glossed over many realities, especially considering the decade it is set in: "If the show had been historically accurate, Beth wouldn't have been able to compete in any world championship events".
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Alexandra Botez cited the case of female grandmaster Susan Polgar, who claimed that in 1986, she was prevented from competing in a zonal tournament, a qualifying event for the World Chess Championship, because of her gender.
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Nevertheless, Alexandra Botez was complimentary of protagonist Beth Harmon as a nuanced and inspirational figure for upcoming women in chess.