Sidenote: I didn’t know anything about Freestyle Chess before reading this, so I checked Wikipedia first[1]. Interestingly, the randomized nature of the format,

Sidenote: I didn’t know anything about Freestyle Chess before reading this, so I checked Wikipedia first[1]. Interestingly, the randomized nature of the format, its defining feature, isn’t strongly emphasized upfront, which may make it less immediately clear to newcomers. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freestyle_Chess_Grand_Slam_Tour https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freestyle_Chess_Grand_Slam_Tou...