Alexandra Botez - With some good luck I finished with 5/6 and tied for first at the Oregon Open! It was an exciting event with an amazing amount of upsets. Picture taken

Alexandra Botez - With some good luck I finished with 5/6 and tied for first at the Oregon Open! It was an exciting event with an amazing amount of upsets. Picture taken

Alexandra Botez - Finished tied for first at the North American Youth Chess Championship for Girls 18 and under! I finished with 7/8 (6 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses). Got a WIM

Alexandra Botez: 40th Chess Olympiad

Alexandra Botez under fire after appearing to defend slavery

Alexandra Botez on Instagram: At least the photos turned out good… Posting my game one recap on tomorrow! Didn't go as I'd hoped but learning is progress

Alexandra Botez on X: I did a challenge where I tried to beat a team of chess club players! Video is up on and the game was not what I expected

ChessCenter: Alexandra On Women's Titles, This week's ChessCenter topic: should women's titles be eliminated?, By Alexandra Botez

Fast-and-loose culture of esports is upending once staid world of chess

Alexandra Botez on X: I did a challenge where I tried to beat a team of chess club players! Video is up on and the game was not what I expected

Tactic from my tournament game

Alexandra Botez from Team Optic staring a chess boar

Happy Valley, Damascus Roundup: A bit of trivia and a chess champion from Clackamas High