Was Becoming Chess World Champion Worth it?

Nemo akaNemsko is a chess player who holds the titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and FIDE Master (FM), and is a live streamer on Twitch. She has been an under-14 girls' World Youth Champion, a Canadian women's national champion, and a Finnish women's national champion. Currently on a competitive poker, gaming & fashion side arc. Daniel Naroditsky Memorial Fund: https://givebutter.com/naroditsky    • Daniel Naroditsky Changed Chess Forever.   ❤️ BotezSisters Patreon for extra content! ➡️   / botezsisters   ❤️ Botez Podcast links ➡️ https://botezsisters.com ❤️ Social Media: ➡️Podcast IG:   / botezsisters   ➡️Andrea's IG:   / itsandreabotez   ➡️Alexandra's IG:   / missbotez   ➡️Podcast Twitter: https://x.com/botezsisters ➡️Alexandra's Twitter: https://x.com/alexandrabotez ➡️Andrea's Twitter: https://x.com/itsandreabotez ⭐️ Chess channel:    / @botezlive   ⭐️ Podcast Clips YouTube channel:    / @botezsisterspod   0:00 intro 0:27 Would you return to competitive chess? 1:49 Not for the weak 6:42 Did you fall out of love with chess? 8:44 how Nemo got into chess 10:27 Nemo’s parents push 13:39 Moments you realized you didn’t want to do this 15:59 Moving from Finland to Canada 17:59 Integrating 23:18 Nemo meets Alex 26:39 Benefits of a Sports Psychologist 27:50 What the Sports Psychologist taught you 30:05 What the pressure felt like 31:44 Punishing yourself for losing 33:47 Playing through an Earthquake 34:14 Losing (continued) 36:07 The World Blitz/Rapid Championship 39:27 Andrea is studying chess for Pogchamps 41:51 College applications with chess 44:41 Dropping out of college 47:56 Nemo’s streaming origins 50:55 Did chess teach you about life? 51:47 Do we regret tournaments? 53:59 Different kinds of chess content 55:37 Alex is insane(ly competitive) 59:29 Less pressure on yourself 1:07:25 Transitioning to non-chess content 1:12:26 Nemo does Paris Fashion Week 1:14:41 Future Trading 1:17:09 Nemo’s Chessboard 1:20:20 What would you change? 1:21:53 Danya 1:31:17 Outro #Botez #Botezlive #BotezSisters #BotezPodcast #podcast