A thumbnail steals the show from 'Levy Plays Perfect Chess.'
Nine uploads went up on GothamChess's official third channel, and the most watched of them drew a comment section talking about the picture more than the games.
Gotham Games
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Levy Plays Perfect Chess.
"Levy Plays Perfect Chess." went up on September 30, and a week later it is the most watched of the nine uploads on Gotham Games, closing in on 165,000 views. Gotham Games is the official third channel of Levy Rozman, the chess teacher and streamer known as GothamChess, and it posts his full games. Its about page swears it really is official.
The chess itself is barely mentioned in the comments. The thumbnail is. The most liked comment says whoever made it deserves a raise, others call it one of the strangest he has made, and at least one viewer admits clicking only to read everyone's reactions to it.
The newest uploads are the ones with momentum now. "Levy's First Time." passed 68,000 views in under a day and a half, and "GM. Goodbye." started almost as fast a day later. Across the whole channel, though, the week ran right at its usual pace, with about a thousand new subscribers.
Among chess, poker and card game channels close to its size, the poker channels Greg Goes All In and Brantzen Poker drew the biggest crowds, even on slower weeks than usual. Gotham Games came next, well ahead of its sibling, Gotham Clips.
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What viewers say
your thumbnail guy deserves a raise for this one
@500mmHgSee it on YouTubeGotham might be the most creative thumbnail maker of all time
@amaryllis1022See it on YouTubeclicked on this video solely to see people's reactions on the thumbnail
@Taiwa1010See it on YouTube
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The videos drawing views on Gotham Games right now
- Channel
- Gotham Games
- Subscribers
- 586,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,578,510
- Videos published this week
- 9
- Video published
- September 30, 2026
- Video views so far
- 164,640
- Views on its first day
- 95,133
The numbers
Here is how Gotham Games' week looks in figures.
💡 Test your knowledge
Which joke chess opening, named in the channel's tags, has the king step forward on the second move?
The Bongcloud opens 1.e4 followed by Ke2, an intentionally silly king walk that became an internet chess meme.
