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I can't get myself to enjoy chess960. So much of my understanding of the game comes from pattern recognition and familiarity with concepts (e.g. This structure
by FergusArgyll 9mo ago
I can't get myself to enjoy chess960. So much of my understanding of the game comes from pattern recognition and familiarity with concepts (e.g. This structure is basically a reverse carlsbad, black should play for the minority attack, white has to get a kingside attack rolling and the knight to e5)
960 is disorienting
- jbaber 9mo agoWorking as Fischer intended, right?
- FergusArgyll 9mo agoFor sure and I get how someone who's truly immersed in chess theory the entire day can get bored of standard chess but I disagree that its gotten more boring to watch. Here's a very recent Hans Neiman game at Tata steel that's just incredible https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-tata-steel-chess-round-4 https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-tata-steel-chess-round-...