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| Apr-08-18 | | zborris8: <morfishine: There is much to be said about 960 Starting with, it is "Chess" whether you like it or not> I don't consider it to be "Chess". But then, I also consider online chess to be a variant. |
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Apr-08-18
 | | Dionysius1: What about generating a random chess starting position but changing the object of the game to returning the pieces (excl pawns) to the classical positions? One could use advancing the pawns to create a protective barrier to make captures difficult, in which case the game ends. |
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| Sep-18-19 | | cro777: The World Fischer Random Championship is now officially reconized by the International Chess Federation (FIDE), the governing body of international chess competition. Prior to 2019 FIDE did not recognize a Fischer Random world champion or sponsor regular tournaments in the format. But this year FIDE has granted the rights to host the inaugural FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship cycle to Dund AS (which organized the 2018 unofficial Fischer Random world title match between Classical chess champion Magnus Carlsen and recognized Fischer Random ace Hikaru Nakamura), in partnership with Chess.com. The WFRCC Cycle is a biennial event, and consists of the online qualification and physical final play. (For the first time in history, a chess world championship cycle will combine an online, open qualifier and worldwide participation with physical finals). Arkady Dvorkovich (FIDE president): "It is an unprecedented move that the International Chess Federation recognizes a new variety of chess, so this was a decision that required to be carefully thought out. But we believe that Fischer Random is a positive innovation: It injects new energies an enthusiasm into our game, but at the same time it doesn't mean a rupture with our classical chess and its tradition. It is probably for this reason that Fischer Random chess has won the favor of the chess community, including the top players and the world champion himself. FIDE couldn't be oblivious to that: It was time to embrace and incorporate this modality of chess." https://www.frchess.com/history |
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| Sep-19-19 | | Pyrandus: J'en suis content. |
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| Sep-19-19 | | cro777: FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2019. Massive open online qualifiers have been completed and we have six players emerging victorious: Wesley So, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Peter Svidler, Vidit Gujarati, Vladimir Fedoseev and Iranian prodigy and speedster Alireza Firouzja. https://www.frchess.com/news
In order to integrate classical and Fischer Random histories, three players will be joining them: Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura (in the quarterfinals) and Magnus Carlsen in the semifinals. The online quarterfinals begin October 4. The venue for the semifinals and final will be Norway's Henie Onstad Art Center, located just outside Oslo, which hosted the remarkably successful pilot event, the unofficial title match between Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen in 2018. As mentioned earlier, for the first time in history a chess world championship cycle is combining an online, open qualifier and worldwide participation with physical finals. https://www.frchess.com/schedule |
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Sep-19-19
 | | Check It Out: That's cool. Apparently FIDE can do some good things. |
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| Oct-07-19 | | cro777: The online quarterfinals of the 2019 FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship have concluded. This stage of the title process is designed to send three players to the semifinals. The winners are: Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Ian Nepomniachtchi. Magnus Carlsen will join the event to complete a four-player semifinal. https://www.frchess.com/ |
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| Oct-30-19 | | cro777: The 2019 World Fischer Random Chess Championship semifinals have concluded (over-the-bord in Oslo, Norway): Carlsen – Caruana 12.5-7.5
Wesley So – Nepomniachtchi 13-5
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EIJm7OY... |
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| Oct-30-19 | | diceman: <alexmagnus:
If 960 becomes the standard, this "advantage" will quickly go away and players will memorize 960 theory. It's 960 times more? So what? Modern theory grew by more than that in the last century> Where did that vast amount of theory
come from? 1 960 position! In theory "each" 960 position should generate its own MCO. <It's 960 times more?> Only in its initial set-up.
In regular chess we don't study the initial position of the pieces. We study the Caro-Kann, Ruy Lopez, King's
Indian, Queen's Gambit, Slav, and so on. Once you bring in the various opening lines and their varations, you're talking 10's of thousands of positions you would need to have ready. <The role of the opening is overrated by players and spectators alike> In one of the FC/MC games Daniel King believed Caruana made his mistake on move 3. |
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| Nov-02-19 | | cro777: Wesley So defeated Magnus Carlsen 13.5-2.5 to become the first official Fischer Random World Champion! So: "I'm very happy - it's my favorite type of chess, it hasn't been popular until the last couple of years. I usually win tournaments the first time and never again. Magnus had a bad couple of days - regular chess he'd probably have beaten me easily." https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EIYqtaR... |
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| Nov-02-19 | | cro777: The FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2019 is over! Ian Nepomniachtchi takes 3rd place by beating Fabiano Caruana 12.5-5.5 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EIY_IzY... |
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| Nov-02-19 | | dwavechess: Congratulations GM So!!! In for Me what should be Standard regular form of Chess |
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| Apr-21-20 | | cro777: Wesley So's Fischer Random Strategies and Tactics . The 2019 Fischer Random World Championship winner, who defeated Magnus Carlsen 13.5-2.5 in the final, in a <Chessable> exclusive course reveals how he climbed to the top of the world in this creative form of chess. Wesley has devised his own systems for being prepared. https://www.chessable.com/the-ascen... Wesley So: "My love of Fischer Random turned out to be infectious and I'm currently collaborating
with <Chessable> on a video instruction course on Fischer Random strategy and tactics." |
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Aug-05-20
 | | NM JRousselle: Looks like Fischer was right on this one! It's amazing how many people called him crazy--Fischer random, delay clock, cheating. |
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| Aug-05-20 | | Diademas: < NM JRousselle: Looks like Fischer was right on this one! It's amazing how many people called him crazy--Fischer random, delay clock, cheating.> Most of the foundation for calling Fischer crazy has very little to do with chess. But, yeah. Still crazy; |
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| Aug-05-20 | | Damenlaeuferbauer: What's about a Fischerandom chess game between Wesley So and Team Chessgames on chessgames.com? I think, this is an interesting idea and would be a great game! |
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| Sep-08-21 | | cro777: 2021 Champions Showdown
The Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX (Chess 960) tournament returns this year with over the board competition once again. Chess 9LX is a trademark of the Saint Louis Chess Club. (The roman numeral LX is 60 and 9LX is 960). https://www.uschesschamps.com/2021-... Round 1
Starting position (SP 105)
click for larger viewKasparov – Dominguez 0.5-0.5
So – Vachier Lagrave 1-0
Mamedyarov – Nakamura 1-0
Shankland – Svidler 1-0
Aronian – Caruana 0.5-0.5 |
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| Sep-08-21 | | cro777: From the starting position to the opening.
Play on the flank or center control.
Round 1 starting position (SP 105)
click for larger viewQueens in the corner. In these positions it's usually a good strategy to push the pawns in front of the queen to gain space on the flank. So – Vachier Lagrave
1.b4 <Opening the queen and gaining space on the flank> d6 2.c4 e5 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qb2 Ne6 6.Ne3 Bg5
click for larger view 7.Nd5!? <Sacrificing an exchange for the initiative> Bxc1 8.Qxc1 <Wesley So scored a brilliant win> Shankland – Svidler
1.b4 a5 2.b5 d5 3.c4 dxc4 4.a4 c6 5.Rxc4 Nbd7 6.bxc6 Rxc6 7.Rxc6 bxc6 8.d3 e5
click for larger view Mamedyarov – Nakamura
1.b3 e5 2.c4 Nc6 3.e3 Ne6 4.Ng3 0-0 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nd5 Ne7 7.Bc2 Bc6
click for larger view Kasparov – Dominguez
1.d4 <Just as in traditional chess, occupying and controlling the center> d5 2.Ne3 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.Nxc4 Be7 5.b4 b6 6.e3 Bc6 7.f3 Ng6
click for larger view Aronian – Caruana
1.d4 c5 2.d5 b5 3.e4 e6 4.c4 bxc4 5.Nc3 Ng6 6.Be2 Ne5 7.Rd1 Na6 8.Ne3 Nb4
click for larger viewThanks to his wins over Dominguez and Svidler, Caruana emerges as the clear leader after Day 1 with 2.5/3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIz... |
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| Sep-09-21 | | cro777: Mastering Positional Sacrifices
Most profound of all sacrifices in chess are positional sacrifices where the end is impossible to foresee and thus fine judgment, understanding and intuition are required. For anyone who wants to master the positional sacrifice, analysis of this game is something that should not be overlooked. Wesley So – Vachier Lagrave
(2021 Champions Showdown. Round 1. Rapid Game 20+5)
click for larger view1.b4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qb2 Ne6 6.Ne3 Bg5
click for larger view 7.Nd5! <Sacrificing an exchange> 7...Bxc1 8.Qxc1 0-0 9.b5 Ncd8
click for larger view 10.Nf6+!! <Sacrificing a full piece! Everyone expected the fork on e7> 10...gxf6 11.Qh6 f5 12.Qf6 Ng7 13.Bc3 Nde6 14.h4 Bxb5 15.h5 Rce8 16.h6 Qd8 17.hxg7 Qxf6 18.gxf8=Q+ Nxf8 19.Bxf6 Bxc4 20.Nc3 b5 21.Rh4 Re6 22.Bd8 c5 23.Bb3 Bxb3 24.axb3 b4 25.Nd5 Ng6 26.Rh3 Rxe2 27.Re3 Rd2 28.Re8+ Kg7 29.Bf6+ Kh6 30.Ne3 f4 31.Nc4 Rd3 32.Ra8 f3 33.g4 Nf4 34.Rg8 Ne6 35.Ne3 1-0 Analysis of the game by GM Dejan Bojkov,:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/cha... Guilty as charged. Wesley So about sacrificing material in order to launch a decisive attack. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE7... |
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| Sep-11-21 | | cro777: Leinier Dominguez prevailed as the Chess 9LX (Fischer Random) champion after a final day in the 2021 Champions Showdown ending with 6.0/9 points. Finishing in second place were Wesley So, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Sam Shankland, all on 5.5/9, while former World Champion Garry Kasparov concluded an impressive performance with 5.0/9. A round before the end there was still a four-way tie for first place with Kasparov among the contestants. Only Dominguez could manage to win. Earlier in the event Dominguez turned in an impressive performance, winning four games in a row. His win against Mamedyarov was crushing: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - Leinier Domínguez Pérez (2021 Champions Showdown. Round 5. Rapid Game 20+5) 
click for larger view"The Titular Bishops": the bishop pair in the center. This bishop pair configuration is tricky to coordinate with the other pieces. 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Ne3 Nb6 4.Bb3?! Ne6 5.Nac2 Nf4! 
click for larger viewA great position for the knight. Black is already better. 6.Qd2 dxc4 7.Nxc4?! Qg4 8.g3?! Nxe2+ 9.Kg2 Nd5! 10.f3 Nef4+ 11.Kf2 Nh3+ 12.Ke2 
click for larger view12...Ndf4+ 13.gxf4 Qg2+ 14.Kd3 Qxh1 15.N2e3 Qxf3 16.Bg3 Nxf4+ 17.Bxf4 Qxf4 18.Rf1 Qg5 19.Ne5 e6 20.Qf2 0–0 21.Bxe6 Bf6 22.Rg1 Qh4 23.Rxg7+ Kh8 0–1 |
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| Oct-30-22 | | VerySeriousExpert: Here is an article 'The New Opening Theory Of Fischer Random Chess.....' by Yury V. Bukayev:
https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2... . |
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| Oct-10-23 | | Messiah: <Damenlaeuferbauer: What's about a Fischerandom chess game between Wesley So and Team Chessgames on chessgames.com? I think, this is an interesting idea and would be a great game!> The prospect of this particular chess game pairing transpiring is not only unequivocally implausible, it is firmly standing in the realm of utter, absolute impossibility. |
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| Mar-04-25 | | ColdSong: Very interesting would be,with help of Stockfish,a classification of beginning positions from biggest edge (maybe something like +1) to zero.In double Fischer chess winning positions (with perfect play...) from the beginning may exist. |
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Mar-04-25
 | | beatgiant: <ColdSong> See Freestyle Grand Tour Weissenhaus (2025) (kibitz #119) for a link to a classification by Sesse. The highest first move advantage found under those evals was +0.57 -- a nice advantage, but not enough to suggest a forced win from the start. |
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| Mar-04-25 | | ColdSong: Thank you beatgiant. |
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