Chess.com

Subscribers 2.8M

Videos 6.9K

Views 1.7B

Channels Like Chess.com

Chess.com covers a mix of tutorials, strategy analysis, interviews, and speed chess content, as evidenced by video titles and search queries such as online chess tutorials, chess strategy analysis, grandmaster games, chess speed chess, and famous chess players interviews. The channel posts a variety of formats including explorations of prodigies, memory techniques, and exclusive interviews, with recent videos spanning entertaining challenges, player profiles, and tournament highlights. It has 2.8M subscribers and 1.7B total views, publishing 6,900 videos since joining in 2007, with an average of roughly 134.3K views per video.

Results last updated 3 months ago.

Similar Channels

We found 50 YouTube channels similar to Chess.com

#1

GothamChess view on YouTube ▶

91% relevance

Subscribers 7.2M

Videos 3K

Views 4.7B

Appearances 67

SERP 100%

Similarity 86%

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High overlap with online chess tutorials, strategy analysis, and grandmaster games searches (100% and 86% content similarity) indicating a shared audience and similar instructional focus, though GothamChess may skew more toward entertaining, tutorial-driven content.

#2

Remote Chess Academy

78% relevance

Subscribers 940K

Videos 2K

Views 403.9M

Appearances 50

SERP 72%

Similarity 82%

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Strong alignment on online chess tutorials, chess strategy analysis, and grandmaster games (72% search, 82% content) showing a like-for-like educational channel with a slightly different presentation style.

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#3

ChessBase India view on YouTube ▶

63% relevance

Subscribers 3.0M

Videos 19K

Views 3.5B

Appearances 16

SERP 33%

Similarity 84%

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Shared interest in grandmaster games and prodigy coverage (low search alignment at 33% but high content similarity at 84%), suggesting a complementary audience with broader international tilt and more event-driven content.

#4

BotezLive

58% relevance

Subscribers 2.0M

Videos 1K

Views 1.2B

Appearances 12

SERP 20%

Similarity 83%

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Notable audience overlap for online tutorials and prodigy/women-in-chess topics (20% search, 83% content), meaning similar topics attract viewers but with a distinct emphasis on streaming and personality-led formats.

#5

Chess Play 64

57% relevance

Subscribers 39.9K

Videos 759

Views 17.3M

Appearances 5

SERP 13%

Similarity 87%

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Overlap on grandmaster games and live tournament highlights (13% search, 87% content) indicating a shared chess-event focus with a more niche, live-coverage style.

#6

Nemo

56% relevance

Subscribers 702K

Videos 1.5K

Views 697.7M

Appearances 11

SERP 19%

Similarity 80%

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Similarities in speed chess and prodigy profiles (19% search, 80% content) showing parallel interest in fast games and young players, though Nemo emphasizes speed and player spotlights more than broad instructional content.

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include GothamChess (91% match) and Remote Chess Academy (78% match) as the top two. They share overlapping queries such as online chess tutorials, chess strategy analysis, and grandmaster games. ChessBase India (63% match) also competes, along with BotezLive (58% match) and Chess Play 64 (57% match), aligning on topics like grandmaster games, speed chess, and young prodigies. Chess.com has 2.8M subscribers, while GothamChess leads with 7.2M and the others range from 910K to 2.9M, showing varying scales but clear competition in similar subject areas.

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#13	52%	Chess Palace	85%	77.6K	4%	1
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#15	52%	Chess Thugs	79%	85.8K	11%	7
#16	52%	World Chess	83%	406K	5%	4
#17	52%	GJ_Chess	84%	474K	4%	5
#18	52%	Sahil	84%	7.9K	4%	3
#19	52%	Checkmate Chess	81%	6.1K	7%	2
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#22	51%	GMHikaru	78%	3.2M	11%	8
#23	51%	Mayhem Chess	83%	104K	3%	2
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#25	51%	Absolute Chess	82%	29.5K	4%	2
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#27	50%	chess24.5	82%	123K	4%	1
#28	50%	Gotham Games	80%	564K	5%	2
#29	50%	The Checkmate Corner	80%	258K	5%	1
#30	50%	Saint Louis Chess Club	77%	531K	9%	11
#31	49%	FIDE chess ▶	80%	368K	3%	4
#32	49%	Chess Boot Camp	79%	18.6K	4%	2
#33	49%	ChessDojo	76%	108K	7%	5
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Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Chess.com?

GothamChess — 91% match, 7.2M subscribers; Remote Chess Academy — 78% match, 910K subscribers; ChessBase India — 63% match, 2.9M subscribers. They share a focus on chess education and tutorials, similar to Chess.com.

What type of content does Chess.com make?

Chess.com creates chess-focused videos, including tutorials, player features, and challenge/quiz content, as seen in titles like Learn And Have Fun Playing On Chess.com and Guess The Secret Titled Chess Player ft GothamChess. Uploads appear frequent, with an average of about 134.3K views per video across recent uploads.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Chess.com?

We analyze Chess.com's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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