Watching Naycir’s channel is like watching a modern-day version of The Queen’s Gambit — but even better. She says she has a “profound passion” for chess, and uses her streams to talk about and play the game (she has her own bot on Chess.com), while also encouraging more women to pick it up. There’s still a large gender gap in terms of who participates in the game, and, in her mind, the only way to change this is by advocating to get more women involved. Though Naycir’s channel is about “90 percent chess,” she also hosts gaming sessions with titles like Minecraft and Fortnite, and occasionally talks about her travels or holds cooking streams.
