LEVY ROZMAN, A FUNNY GUY/ AND A MAN THAT MAKES PLAYERS BETTER
Levy Rozman was born on december 5th 1995. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Rozman grew up in a Russian-Ukrainian immigrant family and began playing chess at 5. In 2018, he earned the title of International Master and reached his peak Elo rating of 2421. From July 2022 to April 2024, Rozman stepped away from competitive chess. We know him most likely as GothamChess, he is a american internacional master IM and a content creator (chess teacher).
Rozman started to be content creator in august 2018. He become popular during pandemic and during release of ,,THE QUEEN,S GAMBIT,,.
As for chess career Rozman achieved the title of National Master through the US Chess Federation. While attending Baruch College in Manhattan, he pursued a bachelor's degree in statistics and quantitative modeling, with plans to secure a "serious job" after finishing his involvement in playing and teaching chess. In 2014, a year into his degree, he approached local schools to propose running his own chess program that involved coaching kids for tournaments and secured city and state titles with the students.
And for his bigest helper for his popularity, i mean content creator life. While working to attain the title of Grandmaster, Rozman began streaming on his own Twitch channel on May 19, 2018. His streams mainly focused on instructional videos and chess commentary. Despite having only 10 followers at the time, he spent extensive hours online, sometimes streaming from 9pm to 4am. His first notable surge in viewership occurred in November 2018 during the World Chess Championship between Fabiano Caruana and Magnus Carlsen. Rozman expanded his online presence further by launching his YouTube channel a few months into the COVID-19 pandemic. Similar to many online chess personalities, he experienced a viewership surge during the pandemic, particularly following the release of the TV miniseries The Queen's Gambit. Transitioning from his role as a chess teacher, Rozman embraced full-time streaming. By October 2020, his Twitch channel amassed over 100,000 followers, a significant increase from the just over 17,800 followers in early 2020. In January 2021, he ranked as the third-largest chess streamer on Twitch with 200,000 followers. Simultaneously, his YouTube channel saw substantial growth, reaching 379,000 subscribers.
Amidst the increasing popularity of chess on platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, coupled with the Carlsen–Niemann controversy in late 2022, Rozman's YouTube channel continued to grow at a rapid rate, accruing over 300 million views in January 2023, according to Rozman. Shortly after, his YouTube channel became the first chess channel to amass over one billion views. By November 2023, his YouTube channel had garnered 4.3 million subscribers and 1.8 billion views. On November 28, 2023, Rozman was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 2024 under the "Games" category.
And for not very heard Rozman,s works :
Rozman authored the book How to Win at Chess: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners and Beyond, which was released on October 24, 2023. It reached fourth on The New York Times Best Seller list in the category "Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous".
Philanthropy
On October 14, 2021, Rozman announced the Levy Rozman Scholarship Fund, through which he is donating $100,000 to elementary-, middle-, and high-school chess programs. ChessKid, a subsidiary of Chess.com, administers the fund, and schools can be awarded between $5,000 and $15,000 to pay for the costs of training, tournament fees, and travel expenses.
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