From a living room in the Croatian town of Krizevci, with a population of 21,000, emerges Agadmator, the world's most popular YouTube chess channel. Close to 750,000 subscribers, 15 million monthly ...

Even before the Queen’s Gambit boom, he was a celebrity in the chess world who was regularly mobbed by his admirers at events, and as the son of a FIDE Master, he’s a strong player in his own right.

With its endless technicalities and complications, chess is a difficult game to master – especially for newcomers. Having been in that spot myself, here are four YouTube channels that helped me climb ...