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Alexandra Botez is taking the chess world by storm—live on Twitch

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Twitch, where she livestreams games and personal content with her sister, ­Andrea, 18.Her numbers have shot up this year — in January, she had just 61,000 fans on Twitch — as the pandemic forced people indoors without many competitive sports to watch.She also has more than 250,000 followers on Instagram and more than 25 million views on her Youtube channel BotezLive.Now she’s gotten a second boost from the hugely popular Netflix show “The Queen’s Gambit,” a period drama about a female chess prodigy (played by Anya Taylor-Joy).“I think everyone in the chess world agrees that this is the best-ever portrayal of chess on the TV screen,” said Botez, who holds the prestigious International Chess Federation title of Women’s FIDE Master. “Chess-set.

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