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#319 – Botez Sisters: Chess, Streaming, and Fame

#319 – Botez Sisters: Chess, Streaming, and Fame

Lex Fridman Podcast vor 4 Jahren

Alexandra and Andrea Botez are chess players, commentators, educators, entertainers, and streamers. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Calm: https://calm.com/lex to get 40% off premium - Weights & Biases: https://lexfridman.

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Alexandra and Andrea Botez are chess players, commentators,
educators, entertainers, and streamers. Please support this
podcast by checking out our sponsors:

– Calm: https://calm.com/lex to get 40% off premium

– Weights & Biases: https://lexfridman.com/wnb

– BiOptimizers: http://www.magbreakthrough.com/lex to get
10% off

– InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20%
off

– Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit

EPISODE LINKS:

BotezLive Twitch: https://twitch.tv/botezlive

BotezLive YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/BotezLive

BotezLive Instagram: https://instagram.com/botezlive

Alexandra’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/missbotez

Andrea’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/itsandreabotez

Alexandra’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexandravbotez

Andrea’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/itsandreabotez

ChessBase: https://chessbase.com/post/the-carlsen-niemann-affair

PODCAST INFO:

Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8

RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/

YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman

YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips

SUPPORT & CONNECT:

– Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this
podcast

– Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

– Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman

– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman

– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman

– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman

– Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman

OUTLINE:

Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players
you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that
time.

(00:00) – Introduction

(10:15) – Trip to Italy

(17:16) – Chess tournaments

(22:03) – Streaming

(34:07) – Chess strategies

(54:33) – King’s Indian Defense

(1:12:33) – Chess training

(1:16:59) – Losing

(1:20:18) – Street chess and trash talk

(1:25:07) – Passion and study

(1:43:00) – Loneliness and depression

(2:07:49) – Andrew Tate

(2:16:32) – Greatest chess player of all time

(2:19:07) – Magnus Carlsen

(2:28:17) – Advice for young people

(2:30:10) – Chess boxing

(2:39:04) – Meaning of life

(2:40:09) – Love