Botez Sisters: Chess, Streaming, and Fame | Lex Fridman Podcast #319

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EPISODE LINKS:
BotezLive Twitch: https://twitch.tv/botezlive
BotezLive YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/BotezLive
BotezLive Instagram: https://instagram.com/botezlive
Alexandra’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/missbotez
Andrea’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/itsandreabotez
Alexandra’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexandravbotez
Andrea’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/itsandreabotez
ChessBase: https://chessbase.com/post/the-carlsen-niemann-affair

PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast
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Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/
Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4
Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41

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