Joachim Mouhamad: The French FM Turning Chess Education Into a Movement

There are a lot of chess YouTube channels. There are very few that manage to be genuinely instructional, entertaining, and consistent at the same time. Joachim Mouhamad does all three, and the 130,000+ subscribers on his channel are the proof.

Mouhamad is a FIDE Master based in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. He coaches chess players online and produces content across YouTube, Twitch, Instagram, and TikTok. His target audience is players who want to get better but do not want to wade through dry analysis for hours. His approach is structured and methodical, which makes sense given his background: before becoming a full-time chess creator, he worked as a financial auditor at PwC and Deloitte after earning a double Masters degree from SKEMA Business School. The analytical mindset that made him good at auditing also makes him good at breaking down positions clearly.

What He Actually Makes

Mouhamads YouTube content covers instructional videos, game analyses, and opening theory. He has a particular strength in explaining the why behind moves, not just listing the lines. His Twitch streams add a more casual layer where viewers can watch him think in real time. The social channels are where shorter clips and highlights live, reaching people who might not sit down for a full YouTube video but can catch a key concept in a minute or two.

The French-speaking chess community has especially benefited from his output. Quality chess education content in French is significantly rarer than in English, and Mouhamad fills that gap with content that holds up well regardless of language.

The Road to Grandmaster

Mouhamad is actively working toward the International Master and Grandmaster titles. He plays OTB events to collect the norms and rating points required, which means his content is backed by active competitive play. That combination of coaching, content creation, and tournament competition keeps his material grounded in the realities of modern chess rather than theory for its own sake.

His chess.com ratings sit around 2195 Standard, 2201 Rapid, and 2163 Blitz. This is not someone who stopped playing to just talk about chess.

Why This Channel Stands Out

The chess YouTube landscape is crowded, and it is easy for creators to plateau once they find a format that works. Mouhamad keeps evolving the output across platforms, treating each channel as its own distribution layer rather than just reposting the same clip everywhere. You can follow Joachim Mouhamad on YouTube at @JoachimMouhamad and find the full profile on TrendingChess.