How to Add your Chessboard for Streaming (Tutorial)

Twitch streamer Aranhawaii shows you how to add your chessboard in OBS easily for streaming live chess.
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[@PalomitaChess]

Hey Aranhawaii! I just started with my chess channel on youtube and that was exactly what I was looking for!! You're amazing

[@aranhawaii]

Glad to hear it... that's what I was hoping for when making these. :)

[@PalomitaChess]

@@aranhawaii nice 😁😁

[@chesslife2345]

@@aranhawaii I play on chess.com is it ok to stream it live??

[@aranhawaii]

@@chesslife2345 Of course!

[@chesslife2345]

@@aranhawaii why it didnt work. the cursor of mouse only appear.

[@CatainLonewolf]

Thanks for the tutorial! Really helped me out!

[@kylebachman6574]

This is great and easily adaptable to other things as well. Cheers!

[@blacktekit]

You helped me a lot man, thank you!

[@arridi]

Thank you, this helped so much!

[@butchignitz5731]

Here because Chess.com shared your video.

[@alexrichardson2033]

Thanks man!

[@ShouldDriveTV]

Thanks a lot!! Do u have a video on how to draw on the chess board to direct others

[@aranhawaii]

No video, but if you go into settings on chesscom you can add right click to highlight.

[@arseniohauron2572]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GREETINGS FROM PARAGUAY! THIS REALLY HELP ME

[@FlexingChess]

THANK YOU SO MUCH BROTHER

[@aranhawaii]

Thanks! I hope you've considered dropping a sub!

[@joshuahuihui5913]

I like your setup bro. I'm looking to start my own online chess business as well as after school in person chess clubs. This video is 3 years old so I can only imagine it may have gotten better on Obi. I'm like a dinosaur I don't know much about tech but I want to learn because I want to do presentations and build chess courses. Are there any other cool colors I can choose from for the children and I like your graphics on the background I need to learn how to do that stuff.

[@cucugm8616]

thx!!

[@Smack_TV]

thank you i subscribe now

[@apurv7437]

Hi! Great video. Thanks a lot.

[@aranhawaii]

Thank you too!

[@JonathanBarrow]

Do I play chess on the screen I made of do I need a second screen to actually play the game? Do I need the web browser open all the time so when I reopen OBS, it works? I am confused on that part. I need the more info (sorry I am new to streaming and trying to understand all this)

[@girihaji143]

It is cool. Thanks. I am new to OBS. In what way did you make the background around your face/body unseen? I am so amazed.

[@aranhawaii]

Green Screen :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnnKoWl-rt2heLs

[@mtlatino9475]

@@aranhawaii in my case nothing appears its just all black what can I do? i have tried both ways pls help :(

[@Elvism2]

How you mouve the pieces smart ass?

[@makeyourmovechessacademy3320]

Hi, Great Video. Thank you. How do you create an overlay so you can stream 2 people at the same time on a chess match? (Eg. Player 1 vs Player 2 if they are get onto a Zoom call? I tried to add Zoom window into the Windows Capture, but the actual video part is just white and there is no video showing. Thanks.

[@aranhawaii]

Try this video where I demonstrate adding a guest: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWjRdZ2pn82CatE And then try this video which troubleshoots common issues: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIDNaKiPltSrbaM

[@manomajayawickrama4902]

Thanks.

[@ChessGrandmaster]

Is there a link to the "next video for commentators?". Most interested in how to add the analysis board. Thank you in advance.

[@aranhawaii]

I should totally do a "Esports producer gives commentator tips" video!

[@fostexz]

why dont i have 2 boards when i do this? i only still have the 1 whenever i try to move it

[@LoffysDomain]

3:21 I don't get that part. (great video btw). How do I crop? EDIT: Was super easy... It's inside OBS --- not my browser window, silly me ;-)

[@chessmatters]

but I think when you start to move the pieces it will exit of the OBs and now you are in the main window

[@behrnbach285]

Awesome! Would this work for other games?

[@aranhawaii]

Absolutely!

[@martin_mum]

Thanks for your video! I am stuck at the moment I try to to add my chess board to OBS it's not working. What should I do? I appreciate if anyone could help me! PS: Love your content!

[@HelloHello-kc5hw]

hi aran, how do you get around when you change the size of your chessboard on chess/com? Do you have to manually adjust in obs?

[@HelloHello-kc5hw]

@aranhawaii

[@aranhawaii]

@@HelloHello-kc5hw Yes you have to adjust your crops in OBS. If you find yourself going back and forth between a few different activities, just make new scenes for each crop needed.

[@HelloHello-kc5hw]

@@aranhawaii great thank you.

[@jonsheehy3262]

Is there a way to get the text of your name, rating, and symbols to the left of the timer to show up without the grey background chess.com has?

[@aranhawaii]

Try this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmqUiIWsmJJrba8

[@gbp_live7044]

Should display capture work better for me. I’ve tried everything with the window capture but the best I got was a black screen with a white strip on top. It said the correct window but was just black

[@aranhawaii]

You need to disable Hardware Acceleration in either Firefox or Chrome first. Then Window Capture will work fine. I don't recommend Display Capture.

[@HaMinhsWOrLD]

How can I play on the streaming software and not the browser? Cuz when I play on the browser I can't see comments and stuff, and If I resize the browser everything else in capture looks fucked!

[@aranhawaii]

Do you only have one monitor?

[@arich23]

There's a delay on mine of about 1 second between when I make a chess move to the time it actually reflects in OBS. I haven't been able to eliminate this second, even after I checked to make sure no delay is setup in the advanced settings. Any ideas?

[@aranhawaii]

Streaming on a laptop? What’s your hardware like? Sounds like processing speed, but I’m not certain. Are you using Window Capture to grab the chess board?

[@arich23]

@@aranhawaii It's on a desktop Mac. And yes using Window capture. Can't figure it out. Looks odd because the sound of the piece moving leads the actual move on the stream.

[@DaWhimsicalOne]

hmm... not often you immediately find a tutorial for EXACTLY what you were looking for lol

[@eldoreschess2428]

If you wanna make videos without streaming use studio modus! make videos like agadmator

[@AxlKai]

Hello, I was wondering if I could embed my Twitch stream onto my chess.com profile. I believe I have the right embed code but it won't work. Do official chess.com streamers get that privilege? Also are you guys still accepting applicants to become a chess.com streamer? As I have applied and do hope to get approved. I stream at Twitch.tv/AkaruikageChess. Thank you.

[@yafolla]

Does the board work automatically with clicks? Sorry I don't know.

[@aranhawaii]

Not sure what you mean by that.

[@abhinandangodiyal170]

Great. Ok. So what's step 1?

[@vishnuchessguy9295]

i am 300th like

[@gbp_live7044]

I just have the option to set it on software for the encoder and when I try to put the chess board my screen is black. Please help

[@aranhawaii]

You need to disable Hardware Acceleration in either Firefox or Chrome first. Then Window Capture will work fine. I don't recommend Display Capture.

[@TheGameofwar]

Thanks!! I’m getting somewhere finally But am I supposed to be able to move the pieces on the chessboard while it is open on OBS?

[@vedantchess3794]

Thank you i am making a new channel and i ned this

[@aranhawaii]

Good luck with your chess channel!

[@nicholastirella9322]

hi is this all on one computer?

[@aranhawaii]

Yes

[@nicholastirella9322]

@@aranhawaii Is it dual monitor, bc when i try to do half screen the adjustments change when i click on the other tab?

[@salah77ism]

awesome

[@aranhawaii]

Thanks Salah!

[@jeroenbax5857]

Please can someone tell me why by my not work\

[@aranhawaii]

See your other comment reply. :)

[@bhoopnath6094]

It's amazing how I can not see background of your video image. How do you hide that?

[@aranhawaii]

You mean the chessboard, or the video of my face?

[@bhoopnath6094]

@@aranhawaii video of your face... How I can't see your room in which you're talking.

[@aranhawaii]

@@bhoopnath6094 Ah! Green screen. I made a how-to for that as well: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnnKoWl-rt2heLs

[@jeroenbax5857]

whem i do this it stays black

[@aranhawaii]

You should try disabling Hardware Acceleration in your browser settings.

[@pabloherrera1060]

in spanish?

[@aranhawaii]

I will ask a colleague of mine to make one for me in spanish!