<s>
Kasparov	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
is	O
a	O
commercial	O
internet	B-Application
chess	I-Application
server	I-Application
,	O
internet	B-Application
forum	I-Application
and	O
social	O
networking	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
former	O
World	O
Chess	O
Champion	O
Garry	O
Kasparov	O
is	O
affiliated	O
with	O
this	O
online	B-Application
chess	I-Application
club	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
commemorate	O
its	O
opening	O
,	O
Kasparov	O
played	O
a	O
simul	O
with	O
around	O
30	O
junior	O
players	O
from	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
them	O
online	B-Application
on	O
his	O
own	O
chess	B-Application
server	I-Application
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kasparov	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
is	O
financed	O
by	O
private	O
investors	O
and	O
Vivendi	O
,	O
through	O
its	O
subsidiary	O
Keysquare	O
,	O
a	O
media	O
conglomerate	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Paris	O
,	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kasparov	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
has	O
a	O
freemium	O
business	O
model	O
with	O
a	O
free	O
option	O
for	O
some	O
chess	O
content	O
coupled	O
with	O
a	O
premium	O
option	O
charge	O
of	O
$13.99	O
monthly	O
or	O
$119.99	O
for	O
a	O
yearly	O
subscription	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
available	O
chess	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kasparov	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
offers	O
chess	O
puzzles	O
,	O
online	B-Application
chess	I-Application
,	O
tutorials	O
,	O
articles	O
,	O
documentaries	O
,	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
and	O
a	O
chess	O
masterclass	O
taught	O
by	O
Kasparov	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
features	O
are	O
only	O
available	O
to	O
members	O
with	O
a	O
paid	O
subscription	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kasparov	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
is	O
utilizing	O
dedicated	O
servers	O
to	O
host	O
Discord	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
is	O
group-chatting	O
application	B-Application
software	I-Application
that	O
provides	O
members	O
with	O
a	O
place	O
to	O
build	O
communities	O
and	O
online	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
with	O
text-chat	O
,	O
voice-chat	O
,	O
video-chat	O
and	O
to	O
share	O
digital	O
content	O
including	O
:	O
videos	O
,	O
images	O
,	O
internet	O
links	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
establish	O
itself	O
as	O
a	O
mainstream	O
chess	O
platform	O
and	O
a	O
profit-making	O
venture	O
,	O
Kasparov	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
will	O
have	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
many	O
well-established	O
Internet	B-Application
chess	I-Application
servers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
entirely	O
free	O
online	B-Application
chess	I-Application
servers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Lichess	O
and	O
Free	O
Internet	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
Server	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
several	O
commercial	O
chess	O
communities	O
including	O
Chess.com,	O
Chess24	O
,	O
FIDE	O
Online	B-Application
Arena	O
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
Club	O
and	O
Playchess	O
offering	O
similar	O
freemium	O
subscriptions	O
for	O
chess	O
content	O
as	O
Kasparov	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Garry	O
Kasparov	O
and	O
Israeli	O
investors	O
attempted	O
to	O
establish	O
a	O
commercial	O
online	B-Application
chess	I-Application
club	O
called	O
Kasparov	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
Online	B-Application
that	O
never	O
reached	O
a	O
profitable	O
status	O
and	O
became	O
defunct	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
