Andrea Botez
Andrea Botez (born April 6, 2002) is a Canadian-American chess player, commentator and internet personality.[4]
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Botez at TwitchCon San Diego 2022 | |
| Full name | Andrea Botez |
| Country | United States Canada |
| Born | April 6, 2002 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| FIDE rating | 1709 (July 2022) |
| Peak rating | 1773 (June 2018) |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Genre | Gaming |
| Games | Chess |
| Followers | 1.2 million[1] |
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| Subscribers | 1.4 million[2] |
| Total views | 515 million[3][2] |
Last updated: 17 Sep 2023 | |
Background Edit
Botez's Romanian parents moved from Romania to Canada after Alexandra Botez, Andrea's older sister, was born in Dallas. The Botez family relocated to Vancouver, BC, Canada, where both sisters completed their schooling.[citation needed]
Career Edit
Chess Edit
Botez began playing chess at the age of six. She started playing in the USChess tournaments at the age of seven. In 2010, she won the U8 Girls Canadian Youth Chess Championship.
In 2015, at the age of thirteen she became the Women British Columbia Chess Champion.[5] In the same year, Botez also won the Susan Polgar National Open.[6][7]
In 2016, at the SPFNO 2016: U14 GIRLS, Botez placed fourth in the tournament,[8][9] and 13th in the 2016 Susan Polgar Foundation Girls' Invitational.[10]
Botez attained her highest FIDE classical rating of 1773 in 2018 and her highest USChess rating of 1933 in 2019.[11] As of December 2022, her ranking among active players in the world is 67,989, based on her rating.[12]
Chess Boxing Edit
In December 2022, Botez competed against WGM (Woman Grandmaster) Dina Belenkaya in the Mogul Chessboxing Championship; hosted by Ludwig Ahgren.[13] Initially, Belenkaya was deemed the winner, but after a post-fight review, the organizer announced an updated result: "...[Botez] should have been awarded a TKO after the referee initiated the fourth standing count of the fight".[14] The update resulted in both Belenkaya and Botez being winners.[15]
Boxing Edit
In April 2023, Botez lost a boxing match against fellow YouTuber Michelle Khare in Creator Clash 2.[16]
Content creation Edit
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.[17] She began assisting her sister in 2020[18] 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.[19]
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[20][21][22][23]
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 Edit
Aside from their regular chess streams and other activities, the two sisters host a show on their Twitch channel called "Botez Abroad"[24] where they travel to cities around the world and stream their in-person chess matches at various venues.
PogChamps Edit
In the second iteration of the online amateur chess tournament Pogchamps, Botez was part of the commentator team.[25] In 2021, Botez took part again in the Pogchamps 3 tournament, doubling as a coach for CodeMiko[26] and as a commentator,[27][28] and, once again, she joined the commentator team for Pogchamps 4.[29]
Charity Edit
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.[30][31]
Boxing record Edit
Exhibition Edit
| 1 fight | 0 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By decision | 0 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Michelle Khare | UD | 5 | April 15, 2023 | Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
Chessboxing Edit
| 1 Fights, 1 Draw (0 KOs, 0 CMs) | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-11 | Draw | Dina Belenkaya | Mogul Chessboxing Championship | Galen Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Draw | 7 | ||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
Awards and nominations Edit
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Streamer Awards | Best Chess Streamer | Won | [32] |
| 2023 | Nominated | [33] |
References Edit
- ^ "BotezLive". Twitch Stats. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ a b "About BotezLive". YouTube.
- ^ "BotezLive". YouTube. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ Hum, Peter (February 18, 2021). "Bringing Their A-Game". Montreal Gazette. Quebec, Canada. pp. NP8. from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ "British Columbia Chess Federation". www.chess.bc.ca. from the original on April 23, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "2015 Susan Polgar Foundation's National Open for Girls and Boys: U14 Girls Results". Daily Chess Musings. March 28, 2015. from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "The Susan Polgar Foundation's National Open for Girls and Boys Makes Chess History in California – Chessdom". www.chessdom.com. March 7, 2015. from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ "Susan Polgar Foundation's National Open – Final Standings – Chessdom". www.chessdom.com. February 29, 2016. from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ "- Complete Standings of 2016 SPFNO in San Mateo". March 2, 2016. from the original on June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ "SPF Girls' Invitational concluded – Chessdom". www.chessdom.com. July 29, 2016. from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ "Andrea Botez | Chess Celebrities". Chess.com. from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "Botez, Andrea". ratings.fide.com. from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ Millar, Schuyler (December 9, 2022). "Ludwig brings Chessboxing to the world of content creation with the Mogul Chessboxing Championship". mysuncoast. from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ Levin, Anthony (December 13, 2022). "Andrea Botez Awarded TKO In Mogul Chessboxing Championship, 2 Winners". Chess. from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ Mukherjee, Shreyan (December 13, 2022). "Andrea Botez gets her loss overturned against Dina Belenyaka at the Mogul Chessboxing Championship". sportskeeda. from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ "Creator Clash 2 results: Alex Wassabi takes decision over iDubbbz, John Hennigan knocks out Harley Morenstein". The Sporting News. April 16, 2023.
- ^ "botezlive's Twitch Detailed Monthly Analytics - Social Blade LLC". socialblade.com. from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ Leibowitz, Jessica (February 19, 2021). "This 25-year-old earns 6 figures playing chess on Twitch—here's how". CNBC. from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ "BotezLive's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats". socialblade.com. from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ Murray, Trent (December 21, 2020). "Envy Gaming Signs Chess Streamers Alexandra and Andrea Botez, Launch Content Creator Network". The Esports Observer. from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ Radcliffe, Noam (January 19, 2022). "Envy Gaming Launches Female-Led Creator House with JustaMinx, Botez Sisters". DBLTAP. from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ Collins, Sean (January 21, 2021). "Texas' Botez sisters are at the forefront of an unlikely, and booming, partnership: Chess and esports". Dallas News. from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ "100 Thieves' 'Project X' Confirmed To Be A Shooter By Nadeshot". www.ggrecon.com.
- ^ Botez Abroad: Chess Travel Show Trailer. BotezLive. November 6, 2021. from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ BEST OF POGCHAMPS 2 feat. Botez Sisters, Hikaru, xQc & more. BotezLive. August 29, 2020. from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ Chess lesson but my student won't stop moaning... BotezLive. February 12, 2021. from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ xQc/Sardoche/BenjyFishy/Daniel Negreanu Pogchamps 3 Action!. Chess.com. February 24, 2021. from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ Botez, Andrea [@itsandreabotez] (August 30, 2021). "COMMENTATING POGCHAMPS WITH THE LOVELY @Anna_Chess t.co/oeZOpy2iBR" (Tweet). from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Team (CHESScom), Chess com (September 11, 2021). "PogChamps 4: All The Information". Chess.com. from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ "Zoomers Set For Hand & Brain ChessTV Takeover This Saturday". Chess.com. April 11, 2020. from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ "Andrea Botez - Botez Sisters Chess Streamer (Chess Profile)". May 22, 2022. from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ Miceli, Max (February 22, 2022). "All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards". from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ Snavely, Adam (March 11, 2023). "Streamer Awards 2023: All results and winners for every category". Dot Esports. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
External links Edit
- Andrea Botez on TikTok