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Awesome! I love that Chess 960 (aka Fischer Random) is a prominent choice. It's a variant of chess where the back rank with all the pieces on it are in a rando
by RoboTeddy 16y ago
Awesome! I love that Chess 960 (aka Fischer Random) is a prominent choice.
It's a variant of chess where the back rank with all the pieces on it are in a random order (although the board is mirrored, so each side has their pieces in the same order).
My brother is a strong chess player, but eventually gave up the game because to improve he was having to spend more and more time memorizing opening lines. With chess 960 there are 960 different starting positions, so memorization doesn't help at all. I hope it gets more popular, it's a more purely strategic and tactical than standard chess.
- mcrittenden 16y agoThat's really interesting. Do you know of any tournaments or communities that purely play that way? If so, did your brother consider moving to them rather than giving it up altogether? How old was your brother when he quit and how strong is "strong"?
- RoboTeddy 16y agoHe'd been scholastic state chess champion a couple times in a row and stuff. I think he was rated ~2000 USCF when he lost interest; I'm not sure how old he was -- probably late teens. I don't know of any tournaments or communities with a major focus on chess 960, but that doesn't mean there aren't any out there. If you're looking to play, you can probably find matches on ICC (http://www.chessclub.com/help/Fischer-random http://www.chessclub.com/help/Fischer-random). It's not free, unfortunately.