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8.2M
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YouTube Directory
Top Chess YouTubers
The 22 biggest chess channels from our searches of YouTube, ranked by subscribers. We searched YouTube in the US, the UK, Canada and Australia. Each card shows how many views the channel gets on a typical video and how many videos it posted in the last 30 days. Our searches found 22 chess channels with 50,000 or more subscribers, and this page lists the largest.
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22chess channels found
24Kmedian views a video here
Last updated 22 channels, ranked by subscribers
As #2 in the world of chess it's my pleasure to host this channel to share my knowledge and love of chess. Check out the live streams on kick and twi…
3.3M
Subscribers
89K
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15
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two sisters who like chess and chaos :)
2M
Subscribers
345K
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2
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👇 3 Simple Rules to Reach 2000 Faster - Igor Smirnov is a Chess Grandmaster, an online coach, and is: - One of the world’s top online chess creators…
990K
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44K
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15
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Facebook: Russian Chess School Instagram: russianchessschool Woman Chess Grandmaster. Will teach you how to use your BRAIN with my Russian Chess Scho…
981K
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33K
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15
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Hey! I’m International Master Eric Rosen. I regularly stream chess on Twitch and put many of the best moments from my streams onto YouTube. My conten…
707K
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29K
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15
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I explain chess so ANYONE can understand it!
669K
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39K
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15
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Hi! This is the official 3rd channel of GothamChess. We post full chess game clips here. Yes, it's really official. I super promise!
587K
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46K
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15
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I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who learned how to play from my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of th…
531K
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13K
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WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR CHESS? ♟️ Email “BOOK” to to get my chess tactics training books. Designed to improve your tactical vision, pattern recognition,…
227K
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19K
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11.iwantcheckmate
@iwantcheckmateI want checkmate. Really. Thank you to @von_monstress on Instagram for the awesome Chess Ultimate themed channel banner!
212K
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140K
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Chess Master, Entrepreneur, YouTuber, ex Chessable Co-Founder. Now building Chessiverse! Only through our inevitable blunders shall we pave the road…
211K
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11K
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This channel contains videos from Grandmaster Ben Finegold, his wife, Karen, and friends and family. Many videos are taken from various Twitch stream…
171K
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19K
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2
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14.PowerPlayChess
@powerplaychessGrandmaster Daniel King shares his expertise and passion for the game of chess. It's free to subscribe. If you like these videos, do check out his bo…
117K
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12K
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A hub for chess players, improvers, and coaches. Merch is here! 🔥
110K
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5.3K
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Want to play guess the ELO, check out my site: Chessplex.com For all business inquiries message:
89K
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1.6K
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17.Will Taylor Chess
@willtaylorchessThe home of brutal attacking chess.
85K
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14K
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This you tube channel is for beginner and intermediate chess players.On time to time i will try to organise live sessions of chess by bringing GMs AN…
80K
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10K
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15
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Here you will find all kinds of chess related content that I find interesting and\or informative that I think you might too! Thanks for visiting and…
79K
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52K
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👇Try ChessMo👇
64K
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7.1K
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15
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61K
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35K
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22.ChessCoach Andras
@chesscoachandrasNo Nonsense Chess education in an entertaining and child friendly way, focusing on players ranging from lower rated club players to aspiring "profess…
55K
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6.7K
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6
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How this list is built
We searched YouTube in the US, the UK, Canada and Australia in October 2026. We ran 509 search terms and read the related videos of 1,213 channels we picked by hand. A channel is on this page when the search that found it was about chess and its name, its description or our review of its videos matches the subject, or when we picked it by hand for this subject. We list the 22 largest by subscribers. Nothing here is paid for, and a place on the list is not a recommendation: it is the top of the list by size.
We leave out channels that belong to a company, a media brand, a game, a sports league or a shop, and channels that are not in English. Subscribers, views a video and videos in the last 30 days are the channel’s public figures on the day we found it. Views a video is the median of the channel’s last 15 long videos, or of its Shorts when it has posted no long video.
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| Measure | On this page | All our YouTube lists |
|---|---|---|
| Channels ranked hereWe found 22 chess channels with 50,000 or more subscribers and list the largest | 22 | 2,682 across our YouTube lists |
| Median subscribers | 212K | 979K |
| Median views a video | 24K | 102K |
| Median videos in 30 days | 15 | 8 |
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
These answers are worked out from the 22 channels shown above, so they change when the data does.
How many chess channels are on this page?
This page ranks 22 chess channels from our searches of YouTube in the US, the UK, Canada and Australia. We found 22 with 50,000 or more subscribers, and list the 22 largest, ranked by subscribers. Our searches reach the channels YouTube showed for our search terms, so a big channel they did not reach can be missing.
How big are these channels?
The median channel on this page has 212K subscribers. Of the 22, 3 have between 1 million and 10 million and 19 have fewer than 1 million.
Who are the biggest chess channels?
GothamChess (@gothamchess) has the most subscribers on this page, with 8.2M. It also gets the most views on a typical video here, at 802K. The median across the page is 24K views a video.
What does "views a video" mean?
It is the median number of views on the channel's last 15 long videos, or on its Shorts when it has posted no long video. A median is the middle value, so one viral video does not lift it. On this page it runs from 1.6K to 802K. For a brand it is a better guide to what one sponsored video might reach than the subscriber count.
How often do these channels post?
The median channel here posted 15 videos in the 30 days before we read it. 19 channels posted four or more, about one a week or more. A channel that posts often has more slots for a sponsor.
Where are these channels from?
Of the 22 channels here, 18 give the US as their country on YouTube, and 4 give no country. The country is a setting each channel chooses, so it says where the channel says it is from, not where its viewers live.
How do I work with these YouTubers?
Sup runs creator campaigns for brands on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. We find the channels that fit your brief, agree the price with each creator, handle the contract and the payment, and track every video. You approve each step. Request a demo and we will show you which channels fit your brief.
Where does this data come from?
We searched YouTube in the US, the UK, Canada and Australia in October 2026. We ran 509 search terms and read the related videos of 1,213 channels we picked by hand, then read each channel's public figures from YouTube on the day we found it. No channel paid to be listed, and there is no survey or panel behind these numbers. You can read how we measure on our methodology page.
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