Chess Grandmaster suspended by Twitch for streaming Dr ...

I have resolved my legal dispute with Twitch," Dr Disrespect said in a message posted to Twitter. "No party admits to any wrongdoing." Skiptomaincontent PCGamer PCGamerTHEGLOBALAUTHORITYONPCGAMES Search Subscribe UKUSCanadaAustralia PCGamerMagazineSubscriptionWhysubscribe?Subscribetotheworld's#1PCgamingmagTryasingleissueorsaveonasubscriptionIssuesdeliveredstraighttoyourdoorordeviceFrom$10.99View News Reviews Hardware Indie BestOf Magazine Forum More Podcasts Meettheteam NewsletterSignup CommunityGuidelines AffiliateLinks AboutPCGamer PopularEldenRingDestiny2Overwatch2SteamDeckLostArkGPUshortage PCGamerissupportedbyitsaudience.Whenyoubuythroughlinksonoursite,wemayearnanaffiliatecommission.Learnmore (Imagecredit:DrDisrespect(YouTube)) Audioplayerloading… AroundafortnightagowereportedthatGuyBeahm,betterknownaspopularlivestreamerDrDisrespect,hadsettledhislong-runningdisputewithTwitch.HewaspermanentlysuspendedforreasonsunknowninJune2020,beforelaunchinglegalactionovertheban;sadlytheresolutiongavenoinsightintowhyitwasimposed."IhaveresolvedmylegaldisputewithTwitch,"DrDisrespectsaidinamessagepostedtoTwitter."Nopartyadmitstoanywrongdoing."Movingon.pic.twitter.com/aA4KfHOSK2March10,2022Seemore"Movingon"wasclearlydoingalotofheavyliftingthere,andforbothsides,becausenowTwitchhassuspendedChessGrandmasterandfive-timeUSchampionHikaruNakamuraforwatchingDrDisrespectplaychess.OnMarch16Nakamurastreamedhimself,onTwitch,watchingDrDisrespectplayagainstanotherstreamer,DrLupo.TheGrandPrixnextweekwillbefascinatingbutevenMOREinterestingis@DrDisrespectvs@DrLupo-wehavetwoPhDsofstreaminghere,goingatit.Tunein!https://t.co/1IAaMM5tcJpic.twitter.com/TG9BYbkYagMarch16,2022SeemoreAtthetime,Nakamura'sviewersimmediatelywarnedhimaboutthepossibilityofsuspension.DespitethesettlementDrDisrespectremainsbannedfromTwitchand,perthesite'scommunityguidelines,isalsounabletostreamwithothersonTwitch."Chilloutyouguys,youthinkIcare"Nakamurasaidatthetime,"thisischess."Itmayhavebeenchessbutitwasalsoaprettyclear-cutviolationofTwitchpolicy.Nakamuramayhavegenuinelybelievedthefactitwasthegameofkingsmadeitallfine,buthe'salsoprobablythemostpopularchessstreameroutthereandsomeonewithamischievousstreak.Helikestopokethebear.Andinthiscase,hegotalittleswipeback:TheDoctweetedthatthingsaresettledwithtwitch...guesshewaswrong.Seeeveryonein3days.March22,2022SeemoreItisslightlywildthataChessGrandmasterhasbeensuspendedbyTwitchforstreamingDrDisrespectplayingchess,butthisistheworldweliveinand,fromthestreamingplatform'spoint-of-view,it'sasstraightforwardacaseasthereis.Nakamura'sownprofileisprobablyevenahelpwiththis:TwitchwantsstreamerstoknownottomessaroundandtryandgetDrDisrespecton-streamincuteways,ortheirownstatuswillbeunderthreat.Nakamuramakesahabitofdoingmoreaccessiblechessvideosthanyourtypicalchessstreamer,andduringthestreamoffersupratherover-kindwordsonDrDisrespect'sgame.Turnsout,themostruthlesscompetitorinvideogamehistoryisterribleatchess.(Imagecredit:JoelSagetviaGetty)WestillhavenoideawhatcausedDrDisrespect'sban,andpossiblyneverwill.Themega-popularstreamerwillnotbereturningtotheplatform—andclearlywon'tevenbeallowednearit.Theconclusiontothissaga,ifitindeedisover,couldonlybecalledanti-climactic.DrDisrespectisdoingjustfineoveronYouTubeofcourse,wherehehas3.82millionsubs,andhashisowngamedevelopmentstudio:MidnightSociety.SadlythemainproductissellingNFTbetaaccesstoagamethatdoesn'texistyet. RichStanton Richisagamesjournalistwith15years'experience,beginninghiscareeronEdgemagazinebeforeworkingforawiderangeofoutlets,includingArsTechnica,Eurogamer,GamesRadar+,Gamespot,theGuardian,IGN,theNewStatesman,Polygon,andVice.HewastheeditorofKotakuUK,theUKarmofKotaku,forthreeyearsbeforejoiningPCGamer.HeistheauthorofaBriefHistoryofVideoGames,afullhistoryofthemedium,whichtheMidwestBookReviewdescribedas"[a]must-readforseriousmindedgamehistoriansandcuriousvideogameconnoisseursalike." Seecomments PCGamerNewsletter Signuptogetthebestcontentoftheweek,andgreatgamingdeals,aspickedbytheeditors. ContactmewithnewsandoffersfromotherFuturebrands Receiveemailfromusonbehalfofourtrustedpartnersorsponsors ThankyouforsigninguptoPCGamer.Youwillreceiveaverificationemailshortly. Therewasaproblem.Pleaserefreshthepageandtryagain. Recommended ChessGrandmastersuspendedbyTwitchforstreamingDrDisrespectplayingchess Sierrafoundersgot'bored'inlockdownsothey'remakingtheirfirstnewgameinmorethan20years HARDWAREBUYINGGUIDESLATESTGAMEREVIEWS1Bestgamingmotherboardsin20222Thebestwirelessgamingkeyboardin20223Thebestgamingmousein20224BestMSIgaminglaptopdeals5BestSSDforgamingin20221TinyTina'sWonderlandsreview2BeyerdynamicMMX100review3ThrustmasterT248racingwheelreview4StrangerofParadise:FinalFantasyOriginreview5Ghostwire:Tokyoreview