22 Mar 2020

The streamer at the heart of the esports chess boom

From Sunday Morning, 11:30 am on 22 March 2020

Following in the footsteps of esport stars playing games like Fortnite and League of Legends in front of thousands of adoring online esports fans, Canadian chess streamer Alexandra Botez is at the forefront of the revolution that is bringing the most traditional of games kicking and screaming into the 21st century.

Canadian Alexandra Botez is a fulltime chess streamer.

Canadian Alexandra Botez is a fulltime chess streamer. Photo: Supplied