Chess.com Community Streamers Program

Have you ever dreamed of becoming a chess streamer like Hikaru, GothamChess, or the Botez sisters? Or simply want to grow your audience online through chess? Well, we're making it easier than ever to get started! The Chess.com Community Streamer Program lets you start streaming directly on the world’s biggest chess platform.

What is the Community Streamer Program?

It’s exactly what it sounds like. Members of the Chess.com community are now able to livestream themselves playing chess games, solving puzzles, and more. You’ll be easily discoverable on the Chess.com platform, meaning that anyone will be able to start watching you beat your Puzzle Rush record, hit new rating heights, or blunder your queen.

While we can’t guarantee that you’ll be the next Benjamin Bok, it’s a great way to get more eyes on your stream and start establishing yourself as a regular part of the online chess community.

How does the Community Streamer Program work?

Getting started as a Community Streamer is simple. Connect your Twitch account to your Chess.com account in your Chess.com settings, make sure your category is set to ‘Chess’ on Twitch, and start streaming. You’ll then show up on our list of live streamers when live, and your stream will be accessible to anyone who clicks on it.

If you don’t stream on Twitch and want to gain the benefits of the Community Streamer Program, we recommend multistreaming (using a tool like restream.io) so you can stream on all your favorite platforms at the same time. This way, you can keep your audience while growing on other sites and getting all the benefits of our Community Streamer Program. 

What are the benefits of becoming a Community Streamer?

We want to support all chess streamers, whether they’re established superstars or just starting out. That’s why you’ll get some cool benefits from becoming a Community Streamer.

While actively streaming, you’ll receive:

• A completely ad-free experience on Chess.com
• A listing on Chess.com/streamers and other places on the website
• An embed of your Twitch stream directly on your Chess.com profile
• A notification when a subscriber with a connected Twitch account challenges you
• A completely ad-free experience on Chess.com

If you'd like to receive more benefits like Diamond memberships to give away, time on Chess.com/TV, access to Chess.com's streamers Discord channel, and more, check out our Chess.com Streamer Program. Please note that members have to meet a few requirements to be a part of this program.

You’ll also receive a special banner on your Chess.com profile showing that you’re a Community Streamer (this will be there even when you’re offline).

Community Streamer FAQs:

How do I get started?

Connect your Twitch account to your Chess.com account in your Chess.com settings, make sure your Twitch category is set to "Chess," and start streaming.

Do I need to be a popular streamer already?

No! This program is open to everyone who’d like to share their love of chess with an online audience.

Can I stream something other than chess while I’m a Chess.com Community Streamer??

Sure! Just make sure you switch your Twitch game category from chess to the appropriate game first.

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

The Community Streamer program is accessible to everyone and is different from the Chess.com Partner Streamers' Program. With that being said, if your channel turns out to be the next big thing, you should consider filling out applying to be a partner streamer.

Questions? Comments? Do you have additional ideas for anything you'd love to see? Let us know!