An idea to make top level chess more exciting!

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chessfreak

I think each tournament at the top level should be played with a random opening theme for half of the games and the other half a different opening. So at the start of the tournament they should have a box full of little pieces paper with an opening written on each piece of paper, and choose and opening at random from the box. Or even choose a different opening at random for each Game. What do you guys think. Is it a good idea?

u0110001101101000

Maybe more exciting to see them chose for themselves I think...

E.g. watching each move as it avoids or allows different variations.

ChrisWainscott

Top level chess is exciting as is.  Look at the large number of decisive games today in Qatar amongst the very top.

All_Exceed

ChrisWainscott wrote:

Top level chess is exciting as is.  Look at the large number of decisive games today in Qatar amongst the very top.

What's the best place to do so?

Flight11

If it is excitement you seek OP., perhaps you should give chess a body swerve.

xman720

The best way to make chess more exciting is for somebody who beats today's GMs as much as Paul Morphy beat his contempories enter the professional chess scene.

Now that would be exciting. 

However, I wonder if this idea can be used to make human vs. computer chess more interesting. Instead of odds, what if the computer played risky openings? I would love to see Komodo vs. Nakamura with Nakamura to play in this position:

Or this position:

Now that would be an interesting game!

ChrisWainscott
All_Exceed wrote:
ChrisWainscott wrote:

Top level chess is exciting as is.  Look at the large number of decisive games today in Qatar amongst the very top.

What's the best place to do so?

Either www.theweekinchess.com or www.chess24.com