Channels Like GothamChess

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GothamChess
Subscribers 7.2M
Videos 3K
Views 4.7B

GothamChess covers chess instruction and tips through tutorial-style videos, openings, endgames, and strategic guidance, often blending instructional content with commentary on notable games and players. The channel publishes about 6.0 uploads per week, with recent videos ranging from rapid tactic-focused clips to longer instructional summaries, and averages around 361.2K views per video. The channel emphasizes approachable lessons for beginners to intermediate players, leveraging keywords like How to play chess, chess lessons for beginners, and guess the elo.

Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are Remote Chess Academy (91% match) and Chess.com (59% match). Both share overlapping queries with GothamChess such as chess instruction, chess tactics, and general chess training. Chess Vibes (55% match) also competes in related areas like chess endgames and beginner content. GothamChess has 7.2M subscribers, while Remote Chess Academy and Chess.com have 910K and 2.8M subscribers respectively, indicating GothamChess is larger than both main competitors but shares core instructional content across channels.

Similar Channels

We found 47 YouTube channels similar to GothamChess

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#1 Remote Chess Academy

91% relevance

Subscribers 910K
Videos 1.9K
Views 375.2M
Appearances 90
SERP 100%
Similarity 84%
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Shares a close audience with GothamChess for chess instruction and tactics, indicated by 91% match with high content similarity (84%), especially on queries like chess instruction, chess tactics, and chess openings.

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#2 Chess.com

59% relevance

Subscribers 2.8M
Videos 6.9K
Views 1.7B
Appearances 21
SERP 20%
Similarity 86%
chess instruction chess tactics chess training

Targets a similar chess instruction and training audience as GothamChess, with a 59% match driven by high content similarity (86%) and overlap on queries such as chess instruction, chess tactics, and chess training.

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#3 Chess Vibes

55% relevance

Subscribers 653K
Videos 1.5K
Views 192.7M
Appearances 14
SERP 10%
Similarity 85%
chess endgames beginners chess advanced chessStrategy

Aligns with GothamChess on audience interest in chess strategy and endgames, as shown by 55% overall match and 85% content similarity, focusing on endgames and advanced strategy despite lower search alignment (10%).

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#4 Chessable

55% relevance

Subscribers 26.6K
Videos 234
Views 4.9M
Appearances 6
SERP 13%
Similarity 82%
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Similar audience for training and improvement, reflected in a 55% match and 82% content similarity, with emphasis on chess training and improvement methods despite modest search overlap (13%).

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#5 Anna Cramling

54% relevance

Subscribers 1.6M
Videos 1.3K
Views 827.5M
Appearances 5
SERP 7%
Similarity 86%
chess endgames beginners chess chess competiton tips

Appeals to a similar viewer base interested in endgames and beginner content, evidenced by 54% match and 86% content similarity, with notable overlap on beginner tips and competition advice.

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#6 Alessia Santeramo

54% relevance

Subscribers 254K
Videos 1.1K
Views 193.8M
Appearances 3
SERP 4%
Similarity 88%
chess competiton tips opening repertoires

Shares audience for competition tips and openings with GothamChess, shown by 54% match and 88% content similarity, though search overlap is low (4%).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to GothamChess?

Remote Chess Academy — 91% match, 910K subscribers; Chess.com — 59% match, 2.8M subscribers; Chess Vibes — 55% match, 653K subscribers. All three are YouTube channels in the chess niche with instructional or chess-related content, matching GothamChess in topics and audience interests.

What type of content does GothamChess make?

GothamChess produces instructional chess content, including lessons for beginners and intermediates, tips, and game analysis as suggested by titles like 'The EASY METHOD To Reach 1200 Chess Elo' and '15 Year Old Beats Magnus Carlsen With 100% Accuracy'. The channel uploads frequently, averaging ~6.0 uploads per week, with recent videos averaging about 361.2K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to GothamChess?

We analyze GothamChess'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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