Chess Players by country

  • Canada (2)
      Alexandra Botez
       Occupation: Streamer

      Alexandra Valeria Botez is an American-born Canadian chess player, poker player, online streamer and YouTuber. In chess, she holds the FIDE title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM) and has a peak FIDE rating of 2092. She is a five-time Canadian girls' national champion and one-time U.S. girls' national champion. Botez has represented Canada at three Women's Chess Olympiads in 2012, 2014, and 2016. Alexandra and her younger sister Andrea Botez host the BotezLive Twitch and YouTube channels, which each have over 1 million followers and are one of the largest chess channels on each platform.

      Alexandra Botez Twitch: 1.3M Followers / Subscribers Instagram: 906K Followers / Subscribers X: 471.1K Followers / Subscribers Facebook: 408K Followers / Subscribers
      Andrea Botez
       Occupation: Streamer

      Andrea Botez is a Canadian chess player and content creator who is also known as an entertainer and streamer. She is the host of the popular Twitch channel BotezLive alongside her sister, Woman FIDE Master (WFM) Alexandra Botez.

      Andrea began playing chess at the age of six and has had success in youth tournaments, winning the U8 Girls Canadian Youth Chess Championship in 2010 and the Women British Columbia Chess Champion title in 2015. She reached a peak FIDE classical rating of 1773 in 2018.

      Her content creation work focuses on chess, where she plays, solves puzzles, and engages with viewers. She describes her chess playing style as aggressive.

      Andrea Botez Twitch: 1.3M Followers / Subscribers Instagram: 959K Followers / Subscribers TikTok: 643.5K Followers / Subscribers X: 431.8K Followers / Subscribers

  • Norway (1)
      Magnus Carlsen
       Occupation: Chess Player

      Magnus Carlsen (born November 30, 1990) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster widely considered one of the greatest chess players in history. A child prodigy, he earned the title of Grandmaster at just 13 years old and reached the world number one ranking at age 19.

      He became the World Chess Champion in 2013 and successfully defended his classical title four times before choosing to step away from the match format in 2023 due to a lack of motivation. Despite relinquishing that specific title, he remains the undisputed world number one—a spot he has held consecutively since 2011.

      Carlsen holds the highest peak chess rating in history ($2882$) and the record for the longest elite-level unbeaten streak at 125 games. Known for his incredible endgame precision, vast memory, and universal playing style, he also holds multiple world titles in rapid and blitz (speed) chess formats.

      Magnus Carlsen Instagram: 2.2M Followers / Subscribers YouTube: 1.6M Followers / Subscribers Facebook: 912K Followers / Subscribers Wikipedia: 0 Followers / Subscribers
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