Chess960
Chess960 is the old version of Live 960. This is a game variant that has different starting positions for the pieces on 1st and 8th rows.
Important: only live games count towards the achievements.
You can either play single live games or join tournaments.
In order to play follow the steps (starting in home page):
1. Single games:
- mouseover Play menu -> click on Live Chess
- in the right menu select Live 960 game type
- from the same menu select time conditions (number of minutes, with or without increment)
- hit Play and wait to be matched with an opponent
Here is the link that takes you there directly.
2. Join Tournaments - option 1:
- mouseover Play menu -> click on Live Chess
- in the right menu select Tournaments tab
- join a Live 960 one if it's available
Here is the link that takes you there directly.
3. Join Tournaments - option 2:
- mouseover Play menu -> click on Play
- from the right panel click on Tournaments and here you can see the current and upcoming ones
- join a Live 960 one if it's available
Here is the link that takes you there directly.
You will obtain the achievements according to how many games of Live 960 you play:
- after playing your first game you will get Random Thoughts
- after playing 10 games you will get Mix Master
