Levy Rozman

About

Levy Rozman (, LEV-ee ROZ-mən; born December 5, 1995), known online as GothamChess, is an American chess international master, content creator, and author. Often referred to as “The Internet’s Chess Teacher”, he produces content on the online platforms Twitch, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.
Rozman began streaming on Twitch in August 2018. His YouTube channel gained rapid popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic and the release of The Queen’s Gambit in 2020. His YouTube channel became the first chess channel to surpass one billion views.
In 2018, Rozman earned the title of International Master and achieved his peak Elo rating of 2421. From July 2022 to April 2024, Rozman stepped away from competitive chess, before resuming pursuit of his goal to become a grandmaster.

Levy Rozman was born on December 5, 1995, in Brooklyn, New York, to Russian émigrée Lina (née Zeldovich) and Ukrainian émigré Eugene Rozman. As a first-generation American, Rozman grew up speaking Russian at home and only started learning English in preschool. He lived back and forth between New Jersey and New York growing up.
Rozman was an energetic child, described by his mother as “a bit of…