Have you ever ever dreamed of turning into a chess streamer like Hikaru, GothamChess, or the Botez sisters? Or just need to develop your viewers on-line by means of chess? Nicely, we’re making it simpler than ever to get began! The all-new Chess.com Neighborhood Streamer Program allows you to begin streaming immediately on the world’s largest chess platform.

Even in the event you’re not planning to turn into a streamer, however take pleasure in interacting with the neighborhood and following your favourite chess gamers on Twitch, we have some upcoming modifications that may make your life simpler and extra enjoyable. Learn on to seek out out!

What’s the Neighborhood Streamer Program?

It’s precisely what it feels like. Members of the Chess.com neighborhood are actually in a position to livestream themselves enjoying chess video games, fixing puzzles, and extra. You’ll be simply discoverable on the Chess.com platform, that means that anybody will be capable of begin watching you beat your Puzzle Rush report, hit new score heights, or blunder your queen.

Whereas we are able to’t assure that you just’ll be the subsequent Benjamin Bok, it’s an effective way to get extra eyes in your stream and begin establishing your self as an everyday a part of the web chess neighborhood.

How does the Neighborhood Streamer Program work?

Getting began as a Neighborhood Streamer is easy. Join your Twitch account to your Chess.com account in your Chess.com settings, ensure your class is about to ‘Chess’ on Twitch, and begin streaming. You’ll then immediately present up on our checklist of dwell streamers, and your stream shall be accessible to anybody who clicks on it.

What are the advantages of turning into a Neighborhood Streamer?

We need to help all chess streamers, whether or not they’re established superstars or simply beginning out. That’s why you’ll get some cool advantages from turning into a Neighborhood Streamer.

Whereas actively streaming, you’ll obtain:

• A list on Chess.com/streamers and different locations on the web site
• An embed of your Twitch stream immediately in your Chess.com profile
• A notification when a subscriber with a related Twitch account challenges you
• A very ad-free expertise on Chess.com

You’ll additionally obtain a particular banner in your Chess.com profile exhibiting that you just’re a Neighborhood Streamer (this shall be there even once you’re offline).

Extra modifications and enhancements for non-streamers:

We have additionally carried out some new options that make it simpler than ever to observe and interact with your whole favourite streamers:

• Our new ‘Streamers’ widget will be present in a lot of locations (together with Chess.com/TV, Chess.com/Play, and extra) and tells you precisely who’s dwell at any given time.
• The mixing of on-line streamers with our Play menu makes it simpler than ever to problem chess streamers who you are subscribed to.
• Once you’re enjoying towards somebody who’s streaming (and even watching a recreation by which a streamer is enjoying on Chess.com), you will get a notification banner letting you recognize.
• Even in the event you’re not a Neighborhood Streamer your self, you may join your Twitch account to your Chess.com account and get an ad-free expertise (observe: you have to be subbed to the major Chess.com Twitch channel) for this to work!

Neighborhood Streamer FAQs:

How do I get began?

Join your Twitch account to your Chess.com account in your Chess.com settings, ensure your Twitch class is about to ‘Chess’, and begin streaming.

Do I should be a well-liked streamer already?

No! This program is open to everybody who’d wish to share their love of chess with an internet viewers.

Can I play one thing aside from chess?

Certain! Simply ensure you change your Twitch class from chess to the suitable recreation first.

Does this imply I’m a member of the Chess.com Streamers’ Program?

The Neighborhood Streamer program is completely different from the Chess.com Streamers’ Program. With that being stated, in case your stream seems to be the subsequent large factor…

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