Gotham Chess the king 👑 of YouTube Chess

Born: December 5, 1995 (age 27 years), Brooklyn, New York, United States

Books: How to Win at Chess: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners and Beyond

FIDE rating: 2322 (August 2022)

Peak rating: 2421 (August 2018)

Total views: 1.7 billion

he has the credentials to back up his thoughts: he is an international master. Rozman makes a video about once a day, the average length of which is around 20 minutes. His channel has more than a billion views – the first chess channel to earn this honour. In January 2023 alone, he claims, it picked up 300m.

Levy has in many ways set the gold standard for what chess content can be, and has been a key component in the ongoing popularity of the game.