Botez Sisters To Host FIDE-Rated Chess Camp Event For Female Creators
Superstar sisters WFM Alexandra and Andrea Botez are hosting, for the first time ever, a FIDE-rated event for female creators and players. The event, called Chess Camp, will take place at a mansion in Malibu, California, from July 24 to July 31 and feature a $17,500 prize fund.
hosting our very first streamer chess tournament next week! For the first time we will all compete against each other 👀 https://t.co/0D6vj9Yoxr
— Andrea Botez (@itsandreabotez) July 19, 2024
Six other prominent women, in addition to the Botez sisters, will participate in the event. Among them are chess creators WFM Anna Cramling, WGM Nemo Zhou, WGM Dina Belenkaya, and Jules Schulman, also known as JulesGambit. The streamers will broadcast their games on their individual streaming platforms throughout the event.
Happy international chess day ♟️ felt fitting to announce that I’m returning to classical chess to take on @alexandrabotez 😈 24.7.2024 🗓️ pic.twitter.com/f1M38A5M8l
— Nemo (@akaNemsko) July 20, 2024
Singer Linda Diaz and former Women's U.S. Champion WGM Jennifer Yu, who's also the top seed of the event, round out the field.
The event will be a round-robin, where every participant will play once against everyone else. Games will be in the classical time control, with 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, 30 more minutes for the rest of the game, and a 30-second increment per move. The players will have a rest day on July 28, when they'll do an "IRL stream" from the Malibu mansion.
Are you excited to watch these top creators battle it out over the chessboard? Then tune in to BotezLive or any of the other participants' Twitch channels to watch the live broadcast of the Botez sisters' Chess Camp on July 24 at 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET / 20:00 CEST:
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