Hikaru Nakamura, a famous chess streamer and Grandmaster, thought rebroadcasting Guy “DrDisrespect” Beahm’s chess match against DrLupo would be fine and dandy. It turns out that’s still a no-no.
While DrDisrespect recently settled the lawsuit with Twitch, the streamer is still banned from the platform, including rebroadcasts. Nakamura didn’t know that and caught a three-day ban for doing so on Tuesday.
“The Doc tweeted that things are settled with Twitch, guess he was wrong, Nakamura said on Twitter. “See everyone in three days.”
Being a five-time US Champion and youngest American ever to become Grandmaster in chess, it’s understandable why Nakamura would want to observe and offer insight on a match between two big gaming influencers. Nakamura doesn’t sound upset about his ban since it’s only temporary.
The Grand Prix next week will be fascinating but even MORE interesting is @DrDisrespect vs @DrLupo – we have two PhDs of streaming here, going at it. Tune in! https://t.co/1IAaMM5tcJ pic.twitter.com/TG9BYbkYag
— Hikaru Nakamura (@GMHikaru) March 16, 2022
“This is not permanent in any way, shape, or form,” Nakamura said on YouTube. “And while it’s unfortunate, it has happened. Again, I’m looking forward to returning to Twitch as soon as possible.”
Since the ban happened Tuesday, Nakamura should be back on Twitch before the weekend.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
