Lex Fridman | Botez Sisters: Chess, Streaming, and Fame | Lex Fridman Podcast #319 @lexfridman | Uploaded 2 years ago | Updated 5 hours ago
Alexandra and Andrea Botez are chess players, commentators, educators, entertainers, and streamers. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
3:18 - Trip to Italy
10:20 - Chess tournaments
15:07 - Streaming
27:11 - Chess strategies
47:37 - King's Indian Defense
1:05:37 - Chess training
1:10:03 - Losing
1:13:22 - Street chess and trash talk
1:18:11 - Passion and study
1:36:03 - Loneliness and depression
2:00:52 - Andrew Tate
2:09:35 - Greatest chess player of all time
2:12:10 - Magnus Carlsen
2:21:20 - Advice for young people
2:23:14 - Chess boxing
2:32:08 - Meaning of life
2:33:13 - Love

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