User:Hoya38/Alexandra Botez/Bibliography

Bibliography

“Alexandra Botez: Chess Celebrities.” Chess.com, 17 Apr. 2021, www.chess.com/players/alexandra-botez.

This source details Alexandra Botez’s playing style and a move-by-move analysis of one of the critical games of her career. I plan to add this information to the section describing her chess career.

Bakar, Faima. “Chess Influencer's Online Popularity Soars after Queen's Gambit Success.” Metro, 20 Dec. 2020, metro.co.uk/2020/12/20/chess-influencers-online-popularity-soars-after-queens-gambit-success-13779794/.

The article details some of Botez’s motivations for pursuing her chess career and her early life. I will use this source in the Early Life and Chess sections of Botez’s Wikipedia page.

Botez, Alexandra, and Andrea Botez. “Alexandra Botez - Draw My Life.” YouTube, YouTube, 12 Jan. 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epavw6YI_PY.

This source, while a primary source, details much of Botez’s personal and professional life. While I do not intend to directly cite this source on Botez’s Wikipedia page, I will use this source to verify any information found in the articles about Botez.

Chitkara, Hirsh. “How Chess.com Built a Streaming Empire.” Protocol, 22 Feb. 2021, www.protocol.com/chess-streaming-twitch-hikaru-botez.

In this article, Chitkara describes Chess.com’s meteoric rise within the past year, with streamers such as Botez and Hikaru at the forefront. I hope to use this source to detail cyclical trends in chess that allowed Botez to become a popular figure in the mainstream.

Gollum, Mark. “Meet the Young Canadians Helping Online Chess Become a Pandemic Pastime | CBC News.” CBC, 24 Oct. 2020, www.cbc.ca/news/canada/online-chess-covid-popularity-esports-1.5773163.

This article details the careers of Botez and her peers, Zhou and Hansen, and how they helped chess become a popular game during the pandemic through their streaming channels. I will use this source in the Wikipedia section detailing Botez’s streaming career.

Hadden, Joey. “A Female Chess Influencer Says the Sport Is Even More Sexist than Its Portrayal in Netflix's 'The Queen's Gambit'.” Insider, 24 Dec. 2020, www.insider.com/how-chess-was-more-sexist-than-its-portrayal-queens-gambit-2020-12.

The news article describes the amount of sexism that Botez faced as a competitive female chess player. I will likely add this information to the section detailing Botez’s chess career on her Wikipedia page, or create a new section entirely.

Hadden, Joey. “Meet the Modern-Day Beth Harmon, a Chess Influencer Who Started Training When She Was 6 Years Old.” Yahoo!, 18 Dec. 2020, www.yahoo.com/now/meet-modern-day-beth-harmon-130100870.html.

This source gives insight into the amount of training and preparation that allowed Botez to start her chess career at an early age. I will split these details across the Wikipedia sections about Botez’s early life and chess career.

Leibowitz, Jessica. “This 25-Year-Old Earns 6 Figures Playing Chess on Twitch-Here's How.” CNBC, 19 Feb. 2021, www.cnbc.com/2021/02/19/25-year-old-earns-6-figures-playing-chess-on-twitch.html.

This article details Botez’s streaming career, such as some of the obstacles she encountered before reaching success. I will add this information to the Wikipedia section titled Streaming.

Tempesta, Erica. “Chess Influencer, 25, Is Branded a Real-Life Beth Harmon by Queen's Gambit Fans.” Daily Mail , 22 Dec. 2020, www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9068637/Chess-influencer-25-branded-real-life-Beth-Harmon-Queens-Gambit-fans.html.

In the article, Tempesta compares Botez to a female character, Beth Harmon, in a Netflix fictional series about chess. I plan to add this information to the end of the Wikipedia section that details Botez’s chess career.

Rendleman, Raymond. “Clackamas High School Students Take State Chess Title.” Pamplin Media, 6 Mar. 2012, pamplinmedia.com/cr/24-news/20705-clackamas-high-school-students-take-state-chess-title.

This article details some of Botez’s early chess accomplishments in high school. I plan to use this source at the beginning of the Wikipedia section detailing Botez’s chess career.