History of the variant :Fischer Random Chess , also called 960 chess (because of the number of initial positions) is a chess variant proposed by Bobby Fischer in 1996. is a chess variant proposed by Bobby Fischer in 1996. The first tournament of this mode was held in Yugoslavia in 1996, and was won by Péter Lékó. In August 2006, Aleksandra Kosteniuk became the first female world champion.
In 2019, the first FIDE-endorsed Fischer randomized chess world championship was held, won by Wesley So after defeating Magnus Carlsen in the final played in Norway.