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Andrea Botez
Full nameAndrea Botez
CountryUnited States
Canada
Born (2002-04-06) April 6, 2002 (age 22)
Vancouver, British Columbia
FIDE rating1709 (July 2022)
Peak rating1773 (June 2018)
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2016–present
GenreGaming
GamesChess
Followers1.3 million[1]
YouTube information
Channel
Subscribers1.46 million[2]
Total views589.2 million[3][2]
Last updated: April 5, 2024

Andrea Botez (born April 6, 2002) is a Canadian-American chess player, commentator, Twitch streamer and YouTuber from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[4]

Background

On the BotezLive Twitch channel, Botez's father, Andrei Botez, known as "Papa Botez" by the community, told the story of moving to Canada. He and his wife moved from the Socialist Republic of Romania to Canada, before Alexandra, Andrea's older sister, was born in Dallas. The Botez family relocated to Texas, where both sisters completed their schooling.[5] Their father introduced Alexandra and Andrea to chess at the age of six and he started training them. At the beginning of her chess training, Andrea tagged along with her dad and her sister, who was already competing in major tournaments such as the World Youth Chess Championship, which motivated Andrea to start taking chess seriously.[6][5]

Career

Chess

Botez began playing chess at the age of six, following her sister's background. She started playing in the USChess tournaments at the age of seven. In 2010, she won the U8 Girls Canadian Youth Chess Championship[6] In 2015, at the age of thirteen she became the Women British Columbia Chess Champion.[7] In the same year, Botez also won the Susan Polgar National Open.[8][9]

In 2016, at the SPFNO 2016: U14 GIRLS, Botez placed fourth in the tournament,[10][11] and 13th in the 2016 Susan Polgar Foundation Girls' Invitational.[12]

Botez attained her highest FIDE classical rating of 1773 in 2018 and her highest USChess rating of 1933 in 2019.[13] As of December 2022, her ranking among active players in the world is 67,989, based on her rating.[14]

In December 2022, Botez competed against WGM (Woman Grandmaster) Dina Belenkaya in the Mogul Chessboxing Championship; hosted by Ludwig Ahgren.[15] The fight consisted of 7 rounds alternating of chess and boxing, until a player/fighter got a TKO or was checkmated. As Belenkaya could checkmate in one move, Botez was successful in stalling to run down time for a final round of boxing to get a TKO. During the final round of boxing, Belenkaya seemed to escape a TKO and go back to chess. With only 6 seconds remaining, Botez resigned instead of allowing checkmate and Belenkaya was announced the winner. The win became controversial, as viewers noticed that Botez had actually received a TKO that was not noticed by officials, and the referee for the match was criticised for the way the TKO was managed. The organizer's Twitter account "Mogul Moves" announced an updated result after a review of the fight "...[Botez] should have been awarded a TKO after the referee initiated the fourth standing count of the fight".[16] The update resulted in both Belenkaya and Botez being winners.[17] Botez's sister criticised the ref immediately after the match,[18] while Botez criticised the ref on her Twitch stream[19] and recalled that the ref apologised to her for the TKO mistake. Botez later put herself forward in consideration for the next Creator Clash, a charity boxing event hosted by iDubbbz,[20] while Belenkaya suggested a rematch.[21]

Content creation

Alongside her sister, Botez runs the Twitch channel BotezLive, which, as of May 2022, has 1.1 million followers with more than 18.3 million views.[22] She began assisting her sister in 2020[23] by playing chess and in other variety streams and the YouTube channel BotezLive which, as of May 2022, has over 800k subscribers and 140 million views.[24]

Because of their popularity on various content platforms, the Botez sisters became some of the most known figures on the Chess.com platform, alongside GM Hikaru Nakamura and WGM Qiyu Zhou.

On December 21, 2020, Andrea and Alexandra signed a contract with Envy Gaming as content creators at the launch of the organization's creator network and ambassador program.. They would later move to Los Angeles, CA, where they would join other content creators such as JustaMinx and CodeMiko in the Envy Content House[25][26][27][28]

On her personal TikTok account where she posts highlights from her twitch streams, TikTok trends and short videos from her daily life, Botez has garnered over 310K followers and 5.9M likes.

Travel show

When Andrea and Alexandra do not stream from their regular set-up at home playing chess or doing various activities, the two sisters host a show on their Twitch channel called "Botez Abroad" [29] where they travel to big cities from around the world and they stream their in-person matches in front of a live audience.

PogChamps

In the second iteration of the online amateur chess tournament Pogchamps, Botez was part of the commentator team.[30] In 2021, Botez took part again in the Pogchamps 3 tournament, doubling as a coach for CodeMiko[31] and as a commentator,[32][33] and, once again, she joined the commentator team for Pogchamps 4.[34]

Charity

In 2020, Botez participated in the Zoomers Play Chess team match to help raise funds for children in need affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[35][36]

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2022 The Streamer Awards Best Chess Streamer Won [37]

References

  1. ^ "BotezLive". Twitch Stats. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "About BotezLive". YouTube.
  3. ^ "BotezLive". YouTube. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  4. ^ Hum, Peter (February 18, 2021). "Bringing Their A-Game". Montreal Gazette. Quebec, Canada. pp. NP8. Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Palis. "Andrea Botez Biography 2022 - Chess Player And Streamer". Archived from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "The Botez sisters became superstars playing chess on Twitch". Amazon Ads. Archived from the original on May 13, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  7. ^ "British Columbia Chess Federation". www.chess.bc.ca. Archived from the original on April 23, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "2015 Susan Polgar Foundation's National Open for Girls and Boys: U14 Girls Results". Daily Chess Musings. March 28, 2015. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  9. ^ "The Susan Polgar Foundation's National Open for Girls and Boys Makes Chess History in California – Chessdom". www.chessdom.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  10. ^ "Susan Polgar Foundation's National Open – Final Standings – Chessdom". www.chessdom.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  11. ^ "- Complete Standings of 2016 SPFNO in San Mateo". March 2, 2016. Archived from the original on June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  12. ^ "SPF Girls' Invitational concluded – Chessdom". www.chessdom.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  13. ^ "Andrea Botez | Chess Celebrities". Chess.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  14. ^ "Botez, Andrea". ratings.fide.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  15. ^ Millar, Schuyler (December 9, 2022). "Ludwig brings Chessboxing to the world of content creation with the Mogul Chessboxing Championship". mysuncoast. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  16. ^ Levin, Anthony (December 13, 2022). "Andrea Botez Awarded TKO In Mogul Chessboxing Championship, 2 Winners". Chess. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  17. ^ Mukherjee, Shreyan (December 13, 2022). "Andrea Botez gets her loss overturned against Dina Belenyaka at the Mogul Chessboxing Championship". sportskeeda. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  18. ^ Botez, Alexandra [@alexandrabotez] (December 12, 2022). "What the heck was the ref doing in Andrea's match????" (Tweet). Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ Andrea Botez Calls Out the Ref After a Controversial Loss!. December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022 – via YouTube.
  20. ^ "Andrea Botez could have won in boxing but Dina Belenkaya actually won in chess!". World Chess. December 13, 2022. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  21. ^ Gwilliam, Michael (December 13, 2022). "Dina Belenkaya challenges Andrea Botez to chessboxing rematch in Russia". Dexerto. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  22. ^ "botezlive's Twitch Detailed Monthly Analytics - Social Blade LLC". socialblade.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  23. ^ Leibowitz, Jessica (February 19, 2021). "This 25-year-old earns 6 figures playing chess on Twitch—here's how". CNBC. Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  24. ^ "BotezLive's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats". socialblade.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  25. ^ Murray, Trent (December 21, 2020). "Envy Gaming Signs Chess Streamers Alexandra and Andrea Botez, Launch Content Creator Network". The Esports Observer. Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  26. ^ Radcliffe, Noam (January 19, 2022). "Envy Gaming Launches Female-Led Creator House with JustaMinx, Botez Sisters". DBLTAP. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  27. ^ Collins, Sean (January 21, 2021). "Texas' Botez sisters are at the forefront of an unlikely, and booming, partnership: Chess and esports". Dallas News. Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  28. ^ "100 Thieves' 'Project X' Confirmed To Be A Shooter By Nadeshot". www.ggrecon.com.
  29. ^ Botez Abroad: Chess Travel Show Trailer. BotezLive. November 6, 2021. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via YouTube.
  30. ^ BEST OF POGCHAMPS 2 feat. Botez Sisters, Hikaru, xQc & more. BotezLive. August 29, 2020. Archived from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via YouTube.
  31. ^ Chess lesson but my student won't stop moaning... BotezLive. February 12, 2021. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via YouTube.
  32. ^ xQc/Sardoche/BenjyFishy/Daniel Negreanu Pogchamps 3 Action!. Chess.com. February 24, 2021. Archived from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via YouTube.
  33. ^ Botez, Andrea [@itsandreabotez] (August 30, 2021). "COMMENTATING POGCHAMPS WITH THE LOVELY @Anna_Chess https://t.co/oeZOpy2iBR" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Twitter.
  34. ^ Team (CHESScom), Chess com. "PogChamps 4: All The Information". Chess.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  35. ^ "Zoomers Set For Hand & Brain ChessTV Takeover This Saturday". Chess.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  36. ^ "Andrea Botez - Botez Sisters Chess Streamer (Chess Profile)". May 22, 2022. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  37. ^ Miceli, Max (February 22, 2022). "All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards". Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.

External links

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