The first signing happened days earlier — with a young Canadian chess whiz. CLG's move to sign Zhou is another sign of the growing interest in online chess, which has experienced a major boost in popularity during the pandemic. The World Chess championship, the pinnacle event of chess, still takes place over the board. Alexandra Botez is one of three Canadians who are the most popular chess game streamers on the website Chess.com. They break the mold of what you think of or other people think of as chess players.

Source: CBC News October 24, 2020 08:00 UTC