Chess Grandmaster & Streamer Hikaru Nakamura Moves From Twitch To Kick

So, big news in the streaming world! Kick.com, the streaming service owned by Steak.com, just announced that they’ve signed on Chess Grandmaster and Twitch streamer, Hikaru Nakamura. Apparently, Hikaru will be going live on Wednesday, 29 March at 11:00 AM (EST). This news has been spreading like wildfire on social media platforms like Reddit and Twitter, with fans reacting left and right.

Welcome to the Kick family @GMHikaru ?

Live Wednesday 11AM EST https://t.co/GjKXKBhVHM ? pic.twitter.com/LWZD8lw88Y

— KICK (@KickStreaming) March 29, 2023

But that’s not all. Kick has been making headlines lately with their recent signings. Tyler “Trainwreck” Niknam and Adin Ross have teased that they’ve signed on six popular content creators. On 26 March, esports journalist Jake Lucky tweeted about Adin Ross’ claim that Kick had signed a “mega super-star” streamer. Trainwreck also chimed in, saying that Twitch and its “puppet f**k faces” will be shaking once the new signings are revealed.

Fast forward three days later, and Kick officially announced that they’ve added Hikaru to their platform. Content creator Bobby Solez expressed excitement about the news, saying “This [is] a fire pickup, I’m tapping into the streams, so I can finally learn how to play Chess.”

This a fire pickup, I’m tappin in to the streams so I can finally learn how to play chess…

— Bobby (@BobbySolez) March 29, 2023

But wait, there’s more! Kick has also signed a contract with YouTuber and indefinitely banned Twitch streamer, Steven “Destiny” Bonnell  Currently on a three-month ban on Twitch, Destiny will be hosting eight Kick-exclusive livestreams per month. Looks like Kick is making moves and shaking things up in the world of streaming.