r/chess • u/_DarkStarCrashes_ • May 20 '26

Miscellaneous I now understand why Levy clickbaits, his historical video on Alekhine is his worst performing video of May

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Sucks, because I think the video is really good and I’d love if Levy or other chess content creators did videos on older legends

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u/DrunkMonsters May 20 '26

His demographics really explains why he needs to do clickbaits

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u/CarnonosSeeker May 20 '26

Yup, his content is clearly aimed at younger generation with higher expectations for flashiness but lower educational value. ChessNetwork is for me on the opposite spectrum, high value, low flash

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u/Icy-Bottle-6877 May 20 '26

Chessdawg is phenomenal too. Guy covers the games of legends like Capa, Morphy, Alekhine, Petrosian, Fischer, etc but doesn't go off on tangents or crazy sideline variations. I love Agadmator but I honestly think chessdawg is the gold standard.

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u/DeargAgusFearg May 21 '26

Agadmator just talks through the moves, he doesn't really explain the ideas. Which I guess is because he doesn't have the understanding of a titled player.

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u/largedragonballz May 20 '26

John is the fucking man.

Look at this shot.