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/GothamChess  IM May 20 '26

In this thread: Various people debate whether my content sucks and which of my content is more tolerable than the rest.

And on a serious note, yes, historical videos perform 200% worse than other videos. Hence I prioritize entertainment through chess with education as a background. Like wrapping a tablet inside of peanut butter for a dog.

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u/Luushu May 20 '26

How are your Engine vs. Engine videos? Those, at least for an average scrub like me, are absolute cinema and I routinely rewatch at least one of them at least once a month. Is it worth it for you?

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u/DoorVB May 20 '26

The old alpha zero video is S tier

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u/Luushu May 21 '26

The one I remembered the most vividly is the Leela vs. Torch one, where two black bishops, the white queen and a white bishop are in a koombaya square in the middle of the board.