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October 25, 2026 5.1x its usual first day Magnus Carlsen TEACHES How to DEFEND Against Bish… The video opened at a pace of 91,482 views a day, 5.1 times a normal first day on this channel (17,882).

This week on the channel +5.2M views this week

Magnus Carlsen makes a draw worth studying on Chess.com

A rook-and-bishop defense draws the week's biggest new audience, alongside tournament broadcasts and GothamChess fan encounters.

Channel: Chess.com · Story of October 31, 2026

This week on the channel +3.8M views this week

GM Hess returns to Chess.com's Titled Tuesday broadcast

The tournament stream shares an eight-upload week with Hikaru reactions and a GothamChess guessing prompt.

Channel: Chess.com · Story of October 17, 2026

Video taking off 11x its usual first day

Hikaru Nakamura's double take at Magnus Carlsen's chessboard

Chess.com's silent tournament clip turns a quick glance and a startled expression into an unusually fast-starting Short.

Channel: Chess.com · Story of October 14, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

TITLED TUESDAY: Will Hikaru Claim Another Win & A $6,000 Perfect Score Bounty?

Video published

November 10, 2026

Video views so far

129,804

Video views, pace per day

225,151

Views in its first 10 hours

129,804

YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

1.3% of all views the category's channels gained this week

YouTube: The channel's latest videos

The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views	Per day	First day	Likes	Comments
TITLED TUESDAY: Will Hikaru Claim Another Win & A $6,000 Pe…	November 10, 2026	2:39:05	129,804	225,151	129,804 (10 hours)	766	10
GAMBIT CUP: GAMBIT CUP: Alexandra Botez & Landon Tice Host …	November 9, 2026	2:23:30	19,285	2,583	18,643	132	0
Celebrating my "Checkmate" too early	November 9, 2026	0:07 short	65,875	37,180	49,516	1,578	17
Bullet Grandpa WINS After Just 28 Games Of His 100-0 Challe…	November 7, 2026	0:27 short	40,942	10,762	16,648	1,368	22
Can 13yo Fausti Oro Solve A Tricky Puzzle... BLINDFOLDED?!	November 7, 2026	0:30 short	75,451	6,265	45,172	2,183	31
Chess.com Crazyhouse Championship 2026: Who'll Win The Most…	November 6, 2026	2:54:47	29,531	278	27,269	143	3
ROOKS on an open file	November 5, 2026	0:11 short	124,789	3,063	79,179	3,485	47
Chess, BUT you can see the eval bar?!	November 5, 2026	0:57 short	45,908	1,190	30,486	1,861	22
Speed vs. Jynxzi Was A Fever Dream 😭	November 5, 2026	1:00 short	43,496	846	29,616	1,765	41
is the PAWN the strongest piece? it's definitely the cutest	November 4, 2026	0:09 short	16,466	864	6,707	674	44
Magnus Carlsen (World #1) vs. 8 Chess.com Employees!! 😅	November 3, 2026	0:16 short	86,380	1,483	46,735	1,858	29
TITLED TUESDAY: Hikaru, Alireza, Fabiano & More Battle For …	November 3, 2026	2:41:51	132,059	1,210	119,408	911	26
Magnus made a crazy QUEEN SACRIFICE!! in the Esports World …	November 3, 2026	0:51 short	38,972	621	20,889	1,536	13
Magnus Arrives SO LATE With 31 Seconds To Win 😭	November 1, 2026	0:18 short	67,222	645	43,784	1,823	36
chess in unexpected places is ALWAYS the best 😍 do you get…	October 30, 2026	0:08 short	63,978	487	36,117	2,151	74

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

22.7 in the category: 14.7

comments per 1,000 views

0.4 in the category: 0.3

a video's usual first day on this channel

36,840 views

short vs long

11 short (up to 3 minutes), 4 long
average views per short video: 60,861
average views per long video: 77,669

YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
xQc Gets Checkmated by MoistCr1tikal in 6 Moves! | Chess.co…	June 10, 2020	2:03	25,056,694
Magnus Carlsen Arrives With Only 30 Seconds To Play	May 15, 2023	10:24	13,297,069
The Feeling of Beating the World Chess Champion	January 26, 2021	2:07	7,961,915
Can Vishy Beat His OWN Bot?	January 9, 2021	17:48	7,360,765
Kasparov Shocks Hikaru With Signature Move	May 5, 2022	13:05	5,974,187

YouTube: Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Magnus Carlsen CALCULATES EVERYTHING and He OFFERS a DRAW	November 17, 2024	0:12	110,092,225
NATIONAL CHESS TEAMS of INDIA are CELEBRATING the GOLD MEDA…	September 23, 2024	0:08	64,473,382
Magnus and Hikaru ANSWER "WHO is THE GREATEST CHESS PLAYER …	July 11, 2024	0:19	27,322,774
Magnus PLAYS AGAINST 8 STRONG PLAYERS at the SAME TIME	October 24, 2024	0:15	25,436,397
Magnus Carlsen is IMPRESSED by The FIRST MOVE in the CEREMO…	April 18, 2025	0:12	23,062,667

YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. October 25, 2026Video taking offMagnus Carlsen TEACHES How to DEFEND Against Bish… The video opened at a pace of 91,482 views a day, 5.1 times a normal first day on this channel (17,882).
2. October 23, 2026Video taking offMESSI Has His Own CHESS Opening!?! 😱🐐 The video opened at a pace of 123,528 views a day, 7.2 times a normal first day on this channel (17,105).
3. October 23, 2026Video taking offHow Chess LOOKS vs. How Chess FEELS The video opened at a pace of 63,009 views a day, 3.7 times a normal first day on this channel (17,105).
4. October 23, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,660,913 views a day, 3.1 times a normal day (533,179).
5. October 17, 2026Video taking offChess EVERYWHERE 🏖️ can GothamChess find THIS ga… The video opened at a pace of 104,140 views a day, 6.7 times a normal first day on this channel (15,572).
6. October 14, 2026Video taking offHikaru Is CONFUSED At Magnus Losing 😅 The video opened at a pace of 127,781 views a day, 11 times a normal first day on this channel (11,549).Read the story
7. October 14, 2026Video taking offOne GIANT Chess Family 💚🙌 The video opened at a pace of 88,391 views a day, 7.7 times a normal first day on this channel (11,549).