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Claimed: .chess
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) and World Chess (LSE: CHSS), FIDE's official commercial partner, announce that an application has been submitted to ICANN, the organisation that governs internet names, for .chess - a new top-level domain (TLD) built for the game.
Source: Chess is getting its own home on the internet: FIDE and World Chess apply for the .chess domain extension · International Chess Federation (FIDE)
The chess federation and its commercial partner announce a filing for .chess through a World Chess subsidiary, submitted as a community application, with FIDE as institutional sponsor on a revenue share.
