Famous Twitch’s Premier Chess Duo: Botez Sisters

Alexandra Botez

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Profession: YouTuber, Twitch streamer, chess player and commenter

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Profession: YouTuber, Twitch streamer, chess player and commenter

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Both sisters have successful careers as professional chess players, commentators, and YouTubers. Additionally, they stream Twich together.

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The estimated combined net worth of the two sisters is $3 million.

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The Botez sisters have contributed significantly to the game's popularity on Twitch and are currently the most entertaining chess developers.

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They are outnumbered in terms of Twitch followers by Hikaru "GMHikaru" Nakamura, a FIDE Grandmaster, who has more than 857,000 followers.

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CodeMiko, JustAMinx, Alexandra, and Andrea Botez, as well as other well-known content producers, have recently joined OpTic Gaming.

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The sisters' success on Twitch is representative of a new breed of tech-savvy chess players who have adopted esports players' strategies

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