Chess 960, also known as Fischer Random Chess, is a chess variant created by Bobby Fischer where the starting position of pieces on the back rank is randomized, with some constraints, while the pawns remain in their standard positions. This aims to reduce reliance on memorized opening theory and encourage more creative play.
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Am vergangenen Sonntag fand in Frankfurt Zeilsheim die 10. offene Deutsche Meisterschaft im Chess960 statt. Das Schnellschachturnier (Bedenkzeit 20 Minuten plus 5 Sekunden Inkrement) besuchte ich mit zwei Freunden aus Jugendzeiten (beide vom SC Flörsheim). Das Chess960-Format bot für uns die Möglichkeit, die zuvor über Ostern gesammelten Erfahrungen beim Grenke Freestyle Open in Karlsruhe […]
https://schach-goettingen.de/cms/2025/06/30/heisses-chess960-in-frankfurt/
Magnus Carlsen scores a perfect 9/9 at the Grenke Freestyle chess open. An amazing achievement akin to Bobby Fisher scoring 11/11 in the 1963/64 US Chess Championship:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Chess_Championship?wprov=sfla1
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Une finale opposant les numéros 1 et 2 mondiaux, un prix de 200.000 dollars... L'arrivée du "Freestyle Chess", où les pièces sont disposées aléatoirement sur l'échiquier, dans un tournoi d'envergure, bouleverse le monde des échecs.
Questo il primo match tra #Carlsen e #Nakamura in #FreeStyleChess (variante #chess960) vinto dal primo
Ma non posto questo per la partita in sé, visto si giocherà domani il secondo match
Lo posto perché trovo semplicemente IMPRESSIONANTE e bellissimo vedere che colui che ha PERSO (che cmq è un MOSTRO a scacchi) si metta immediatamente online ad analizzare la sua partita, spiegando i suoi errori con onestà e sincerità
Lo farà per clic, ok, ma cmq IMHO non è da tutti
Magnus Carlsen beat Hikaru Nakamura to pull ahead in the final of the Freestyle chess grand slam in Paris. Here was the starting position:
https://lichess.org/analysis/chess960?position=103
Fan favourites Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen are through to the final in the Freestyle chess grand slam in Paris.
Vincent Keymer and Fabiano Caruana will now need to face off for the third place.
Tomorrow Hikaru Nakamura plays Vincent Keymer and Magnus Carlsen plays Fabiano Caruana in the semi finals of Freestyle chess Paris grand slam. Vincent Keymer won a thrilling tiebreaker against Ian Nepomniachtchi.
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