Kasparov Chess

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Kasparov Chess
Type of businessInternet chess server
Type of site
Social networking service
Available inMultilingual
FoundedApril 2021; 8 months ago (2021-04)
Headquarters
France
Founder(s)
  • Vivendi
CEOLouis Germain
Key people
  • Garry Kasparov
IndustryInternet
Total equity5.4M$
ParentVivendi
URLkasparovchess.com
RegistrationRequired
Current statusActive

Kasparov Chess is a commercial internet chess server, internet forum and social networking website.[1] The former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov is affiliated with this online chess club.[2]

Financing[]

Kasparov Chess is financed by private investors and Vivendi, through its subsidiary Keysquare,[3] a media conglomerate headquartered in Paris, France.[4] In October 2019, Keysquare was allocated a capital investment of €3.5 million Euros from Vivendi to start the project.[5]

Kasparov Chess has a freemium business model with a free option for some chess content coupled with a premium option charge of $13.99 monthly or $119.99 for a yearly subscription for all the available chess content.[2][6]

Chess content[]

Kasparov Chess offers chess puzzles, online chess, tutorials, articles, documentaries, podcasts[3] and a chess masterclass taught by Kasparov; however, some of these features are only available to members with a paid subscription.[7][2] At the launch of the company in April 2021, there will be available 50,000 exercises, 700 lessons and 400 hours of videos.[8]

"We are showing the world that there is so much more to chess than strategy and tactics...It is a way of life and a way of looking at the world. I hope to bring all people into this experience, even if they've never played before, because chess can help them become everything that they want to be."

— Garry Kasparov.[3]

Multimedia[]

Kasparov Chess is utilizing dedicated servers to host Discord software.[9] Discord is group-chatting application software that provides members with a place to build communities and online chat with text-chat, voice-chat, video-chat and to share digital content including: videos, images, internet links, music and more.[10]

“What sets the platform apart is the focus on society, as its long-term goal is to connect global chess communities with each other and discover skilled players...as well as giving others access to their expertise... It is time to move from what we are studying to how it applies to students.”

— Garry Kasparov.[9]

Competition[]

In order to establish itself as a mainstream chess platform and a profit-making venture, Kasparov Chess will have to compete against many well-established Internet chess servers.[8] These include entirely free online chess servers, such as Lichess and Free Internet Chess Server, and the several commercial chess communities including Chess.com, Chess24, FIDE Online Arena, Internet Chess Club and Playchess offering similar freemium subscriptions for chess content as Kasparov Chess.

In 1999, Garry Kasparov and Israeli investors attempted to establish a commercial online chess club called Kasparov Chess Online that never reached a profitable status and became defunct in 2002.[6][5]

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Chessbase: Vivendi and Garry Kasparov team up
  2. ^ a b c Fide News: Vivendi and Garry Kasparov team up to launch online platform
  3. ^ a b c Vivendi And Chess Legend Garry Kasparov Team Up To Launch Online Platform Kasparovchess.com
  4. ^ Garry Kasparov launches a community-first chess platform
  5. ^ a b Chess Tech: Kasparovchess 2.0
  6. ^ a b Chess.com Kasparov Relaunches Online Platform
  7. ^ Kasparov Chess
  8. ^ a b Tech Crunch: Garry Kasparov launches a community-first chess platform
  9. ^ a b TGR: After seeing its impact during the pandemic, world champion Kasparov embraces the technology and introduces his own chess platform
  10. ^ B.I.: What is Discord
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