The Alien Gambit produces a genuine opening for an upset, but Rozman's recap explains how Carlsen survives it.
On YouTube, GothamChess has 8,550,000 subscribers and 6,685,122,141 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 120,000 subscribers and 112,004,279 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 313 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 1 of 41 in category "Anime, comics and tabletop". On Instagram, @gothamchess has 2,531,101 followers. The account gained 40,199 followers in the last 7 days.
YouTube: On the charts now
YouTube: The numbers today
▲ 340,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 371,339,726 in the last 30 days
a new short video usually gets 917,419 views
Instagram: The numbers today
@gothamchess · The account on Instagram
▲ 40,199 in the last 7 days
1.4% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Anime, comics and tabletop | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 378 of 2,448 | 1 of 11 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Anime, comics and tabletop
Latest posts
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| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PREMOVE PREMOVE PREMOVE | Reel | November 10, 2026 | 743,165 | 23,149 | 202 |
| WITTY ALIEN VS MAGNUS CARLSEN REMATCH | Reel | November 9, 2026 | 1,206,547 | 65,885 | 269 |
| What's your GPA and Elo? | Reel | November 7, 2026 | 2,009,064 | 159,100 | 1,195 |
| Blindfold chess vs Anna Cramling | Reel | November 6, 2026 | 1,445,253 | 58,536 | 129 |
| THIS. | Reel | November 5, 2026 | 431,378 | 12,428 | 114 |
| Left or right? | Reel | November 4, 2026 | 872,848 | 8,587 | 257 |
| Olise is happy 😀 | Reel | November 3, 2026 | 2,410,988 | 135,683 | 261 |
| AI Chess 💀 | Reel | November 3, 2026 | 243,060 | 5,682 | 56 |
As of November 11, 2026
YouTube: What happened lately
November 11, 2026 passed 1M views MAGNUS vs WITTYALIEN REMATCH The video passed 1,000,000 views.
The Bayern Munich player's London System becomes a lesson in how to squeeze an opponent's pieces out of the game.
A London System game upends Levy Rozman's judgment in a Guess the Elo episode full of deceptive clues.
The video drawing the most views now
30 PREMOVES. WHAT?
- Video published
- November 10, 2026
- Video views so far
- 1,443,999
- Video views, pace per day
- 1,653,843
- Views in its first 18 hours
- 1,443,999
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Anime, comics and tabletop | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 313 of 5,393 | 1 of 41 |
| By views gained this week | 32 of 5,274 | 1 of 41 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 53 of 5,043 | 1 of 41 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 37.8% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 1.4% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category Anime, comics and tabletop
Views gained this week in the category Anime, comics and tabletop
YouTube: Trophy cabinet
Trophies on the overall chart
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Medals on the category charts
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No. 2 · The Sports daily chart - Shorts · November 1, 2026Olise Smiling ❤️The second most watched Short in Sports that day.
The daily charts are counted since October 16, 2026.
YouTube and Instagram: Subscribers and followers, last 30 days
Growth in percent since November 3, 2026, so both lines start from the same point
- YouTube · 8,550,000 subscribers +1.7% (+140,000)
- Instagram · 2,531,101 followers +1.7% (+43,358)
From November 3, 2026 to November 11, 2026: on YouTube from 8,410,000 to 8,550,000 subscribers (+1.7%), on Instagram from 2,487,743 to 2,531,101 followers (+1.7%).
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The numbers by day
| Day | Subscribers (YouTube) | Followers (Instagram) |
|---|---|---|
| November 11, 2026 | 8,550,000 | 2,531,101 |
| November 10, 2026 | 8,530,000 | 2,524,382 |
| November 9, 2026 | 8,510,000 | 2,518,148 |
| November 8, 2026 | 8,490,000 | 2,509,903 |
| November 7, 2026 | 8,470,000 | 2,504,848 |
| November 6, 2026 | 8,460,000 | 2,501,163 |
| November 5, 2026 | 8,440,000 | 2,496,550 |
| November 4, 2026 | 8,430,000 | 2,490,902 |
| November 3, 2026 | 8,410,000 | 2,487,743 |
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 6,319,191,397 views → November 11, 2026: 6,685,122,141 views · average: 12,618,301 views a day
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MAGNUS CARLSEN vs HUGO (Crazy Battle) | November 10, 2026 | 20:34 | 489,106 | 654,569 | 489,106 (14 hours) | 9,561 | 858 |
30 PREMOVES. WHAT? | November 10, 2026 | 0:30 short | 1,443,999 | 1,653,843 | 1,443,999 (18 hours) | 37,826 | 727 |
MAGNUS vs WITTYALIEN REMATCH | November 9, 2026 | 1:13 short | 1,409,594 | 521,167 | 1,043,356 | 53,170 | 532 |
Whats your GPA and Elo? | November 8, 2026 | 0:10 short | 606,481 | 105,859 | 413,317 | 19,346 | 872 |
WITTYALIEN DEFEATS MAGNUS CARLSEN AGAIN?????? | November 8, 2026 | 21:31 | 1,929,213 | 307,763 | 1,233,599 | 37,126 | 1,596 |
BLINDFOLD BATTLE | November 7, 2026 | 2:18 short | 2,648,903 | 558,125 | 1,151,727 | 64,968 | 549 |
Michael Olise is a CHESS GRANDMASTER | November 6, 2026 | 23:26 | 1,876,613 | 202,774 | 672,491 | 20,205 | 827 |
HE TIME TRAVELED | November 5, 2026 | 0:21 short | 486,266 | 44,361 | 200,990 | 13,458 | 326 |
Men's Fantasy | November 5, 2026 | 0:11 short | 427,966 | 34,474 | 202,528 | 11,964 | 301 |
GTA 6 Chess Bots Are Absolutely Terrifying | November 4, 2026 | 29:39 | 933,166 | 34,594 | 469,575 | 15,309 | 1,035 |
JYNXZI vs GOTHAM BLINDFOLD | November 4, 2026 | 0:50 short | 570,999 | 45,296 | 177,936 | 21,382 | 393 |
Straight Man | November 2, 2026 | 0:26 short | 917,419 | 20,041 | 471,420 | 25,281 | 421 |
HE IS 4000 CHESS ELO. How? | November 2, 2026 | 29:07 | 1,145,521 | 20,036 | 603,390 | 15,028 | 1,053 |
This is who you make fun of 💔 | November 2, 2026 | 0:07 short | 1,619,050 | 20,365 | 818,536 | 37,461 | 1,611 |
GUESS THE ELO IS RUINING MY LIFE | October 31, 2026 | 41:13 | 1,510,610 | 42,514 | 536,819 | 24,230 | 1,206 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 22.6 in the category: 41.8
- comments per 1,000 views
- 0.7 in the category: 1.6
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 593,106 views
- short vs long
- 9 short (up to 3 minutes), 6 long
average views per short video: 1,125,630
average views per long video: 1,314,038
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
30 Queens. Can Martin Win? | December 2, 2022 | 19:10 | 25,699,639 |
How To Play Chess: The Ultimate Beginner Guide | December 2, 2020 | 31:27 | 13,706,977 |
Can Mittens Defeat Stockfish? | January 4, 2023 | 24:25 | 10,077,596 |
Gotham vs. Gotham-Bot: Can I Beat My AI Clone? | December 1, 2020 | 35:39 | 9,628,907 |
The Advanced Chess Bots Are Terrifying | January 13, 2021 | 37:56 | 8,936,772 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
Levy beats Hikaru ft Jynxzi | April 7, 2026 | 1:17 | 61,185,711 |
3000 Elo 🤡 | January 20, 2026 | 0:27 | 58,376,982 |
I am sorry for this. | March 16, 2024 | 0:36 | 56,813,590 |
NEW CHESS UPDATE | April 6, 2023 | 0:35 | 52,680,141 |
Sigma Magnus Carlsen | January 10, 2023 | 0:26 | 47,513,355 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- MilestoneMAGNUS vs WITTYALIEN REMATCH The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneWALK OF SHAME The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneWITTYALIEN DEFEATS MAGNUS CARLSEN AGAIN?????? The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneBLINDFOLD BATTLE The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneIf you're under 2000 chess elo, watch this The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneMichael Olise is a CHESS GRANDMASTER The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneHE IS 4000 CHESS ELO. How? The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneSubscriber showed me this chess match. I'm not ma… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneThis is who you make fun of 💔 The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneGUESS THE ELO IS RUINING MY LIFE The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Milestone3500 ELO. HE DID IT!!!!!!!!!! The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneRoasted 💀 The video passed 1,000,000 views.
Stories
The Alien Gambit produces a genuine opening for an upset, but Rozman's recap explains how Carlsen survives it.
The Bayern Munich player's London System becomes a lesson in how to squeeze an opponent's pieces out of the game.
A London System game upends Levy Rozman's judgment in a Guess the Elo episode full of deceptive clues.
Levy Rozman's Clutch Chess recap shows how Javokhir Sindarov dismantles defenses, survives pressure and turns small advantages into wins.
A subscriber's game turns a huge material advantage into a clock emergency in Levy Rozman's How to Lose at Chess series.
The football guests join a twelve-upload week that also finds Levy Rozman inspecting some decidedly impractical chess tables.
Levy Rozman's tribute includes Naroditsky's dazzling sacrifices, their own hyperbullet encounter and a commitment to support his fellowship.
"GOTHAM I DID IT" has reached about 2.4 million views, with a promotion tactic behind the celebration.
Chessboard details have viewers comparing notes, while AI matchups fill another corner of Levy Rozman's upload shelf.
A lowercase "I'm done." posted a day after "I'm Done" is now the quickest mover in a fourteen-upload week, with a shouted "HUGE WIN" not fa…






























