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Here are the replays https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-freestyle-chess-world-championship-2026--finals/game-1/71lpDdDn#boards https://lichess.org/broadcast/fid

• rglover 8mo ago
  This is great, thank you for sharing.
• zakki 8mo ago
  When I clicked one of the game, the initial position is wrong. I clicked another game and it was wrong as well. Am i wrong?
  • sedawkgrep 8mo ago
    Indeed. This is Chess 960.
  • haunter 8mo ago
    >Chess960, also known as Fischer Random Chess, is a chess variant that randomizes the starting position of the pieces on the back rank to eliminate memorized opening theory and emphasize creativity from move one.
• mhitza 8mo ago
  What are the rules of castling in chess, and why is there castling in chess 960!? I somewhat remeber reading that this format is about playing against book opening, and I thought there is no castling. Magnus does a castling from king d1 rook h1 which I didn't even know its an allowed move! https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-freestyle-chess-world-championship-2026--finals/game-1/71lpDdDn/IIR8ISDO https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-freestyle-chess-world-cha...
  • mgemard 8mo ago
    After castling, the final positions of king and rook are the same as in classical chess. Castling prerequisites are the same as in classical chess. source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess960#Castling_rules https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess960#Castling_rules