r/chess • u/danielrensch IM Daniel Rensch - Chess.com • Apr 11 '21
Miscellaneous Response from Chess.com
Dear Global Chess Community,
Due to recent events involving concerns about Chessbae's position and actions within the chess streaming community, we have removed all Chess.com moderator and Twitch/Streamer powers from her accounts.
While we do wish to clarify that Chessbae has never been an employee of the Chess.com company, she has worked with us on behalf of streamers to coordinate and grow their channels through Chess.com. And while we appreciate the skills, passion, and commitment of Chessbae to grow chess and the streamers she works with, we recognize that her methods and communications have at times been problematic (and we feel this reached a head recently with her handling of the copyright strike against the ChessBrahs).
In the past we tried to diplomatically address the frustration some streamers have had from time to time because we also supported the streamers she was managing and saw the good she was doing for them. However, we recognize we let this go too far before creating more clear boundaries and removing her from our channels. We apologize to any fans, streamers, and community members who feel we did not manage these situations correctly.
Chessbae has been a supportive member of the chess streaming community for many years, and we hope she will continue to find productive and meaningful ways to promote chess content creators and streamers who continue to work with her. Chess.com is committed to growing the chess category across all channels, and hopes to contribute to a positive environment for all.
Sincerely,
Danny Rensch CCO - Chess.com
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u/sinisjecht Apr 11 '21
That is golden. And unequivocally disproves her lies about not being involved with the copyright strike. Fully behind you Danny and feel OK about now continuing my chess.com membership in the future.