Affiliate Program
Your audience loves chess.
Get paid to recommend the magazine.
American Chess Magazine — 10 years in print, 6 issues a year. Earn 15% of every new reader’s first year and 10% when they renew.
7× CJA Best Overall Chess Magazine · 2026 Chess Journalist of the Year
15%
of every reader's first year
10%
of years two and three when they renew
$5 off
for your audience — the discount comes with your link
1. Apply
Tell us where you are — a channel, podcast, newsletter, club or coaching practice. We reply personally within a few days.
2. Get your link
A short link with your name, like acmchess.com/p/YOURNAME. Your audience gets $5 off their first year — no coupon box, the discount comes with the link.
3. Earn
15% of the first year, then 10% of the second and third years when your readers renew. Paid monthly by PayPal.
What one reader earns you
A U.S. annual subscription through your link:
| Year 1 — reader pays $119.95 | 15% | $17.99 |
| Year 2 — renews at $124.95 | 10% | $12.50 |
| Year 3 — renews at $124.95 | 10% | $12.50 |
| Over three years | $42.99 |
A thank-you for your first subscriber
When the first reader subscribes through your link, we send you the current issue plus a book of your choice from our shop (U.S.), or the current issue elsewhere. Shipped free.
Media kit
Post-ready images with your link, the newest covers, the ACM mark and text for videos, streams and newsletters.
Open the media kitQuestions
›Who can join?
Anyone with a chess audience: streamers, YouTubers, podcasters, bloggers, coaches, clubs and federations. Size matters less than fit — a club of forty is welcome.
›What do my readers get?
$5 off the first year of an annual subscription, paid by card on acmchess.com. The offer is for new subscribers.
›What exactly do I earn?
15% of what the reader paid for the first year ($17.99 on a U.S. annual subscription), and 10% of years two and three if they renew ($12.50 each). That's about $42.99 per reader who stays three years.
›When and how am I paid?
Once a month, by PayPal, for the month before. No minimum.
›Where do I see my numbers?
In the Partner Center: clicks on your link, subscriptions and commission month by month, plus your media kit. Use the Partner Center button at the top of this page.
›Does the two-month plan count?
No — the link works on the annual plan. Renewals of existing subscribers and refunded payments don't count either.
›How long does my link work?
A year at a time; we renew it for active partners. Commission on renewals keeps coming for readers you already brought.
›What can I post?
Anything from the media kit: images with your link on them, covers, the ACM mark and ready-to-paste text. Please mention that it's an affiliate link.
Apply
We read every application personally.
The discount applies to the first year of a new annual subscription paid by card on acmchess.com. Commission is counted on paid, non-refunded payments. Links run a year at a time and are renewed for active partners; we may close a link that appears on coupon sites. Questions: office@acmchess.com.