Chess vs Chess960
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Which game mode do you prefer and why? Do you guys also think Chess960 is "the future of chess"?
Apr 21, 2017
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#2
I recently published my game on the Chess960 forum.
It is similar to what I prefer to call Fischer Random.
The main topic on the forum is called Final Wars
There is also a topic for an actual game that has just started.
I hope you like it.
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess960-chess-variants/final-wars-2
Chess960 is superior for me, because there's no opening theory. It's certainly much less boring.
I don't think i's the future of chess. I think the future of chess is faster time controls to reduce draws.
By the way, nice name @weakchessplayedslow
Apr 21, 2017
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#5
Chess 960, so i thought, was exactly the same as Fischer Random. Perhaps I was wrong, and that Chess 960 is the concrete realisation of an idea of FIscher.
As things have turned out, it does not seem that Chess 960 has been all that popular, and probably never will be. But, I think it will not disappear either, as It has certain merits as a change or as a form of training.
Perhaps someone will come along and give the game a book or method, which could increase its popularity.
Apr 21, 2017
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#6
@camter
Bobby invented the game and called it Fischer Random.
A group of "experts" came up with the name Chess960 when he was still alive.
Then FIDE added it, as Chess960, to the FIDE Laws of Chess after he passed away.
tooWEAKtooSL0W wrote:
I don't think i's the future of chess. I think the future of chess is faster time controls to reduce draws.
By the way, nice name @weakchessplayedslow
Right back at you
Chess960 has unfortunately this dumb castling move which doesn´t feel like normal chess and ruins it for me. I would prefer a variant of Chess with two different coloured Bishops as normal and the pieces just being shuffled on the back rank with the castling move only possible if the kings are on one of the center files (d/e) and at least one rook on (a/h) file. Also unlike Chess960 why limit the rooks being on both sides, that way some 2k+ starting positions will be possible.
Apr 22, 2017
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#10
Molotok89 wrote:
Chess960 has unfortunately this dumb castling move which doesn´t feel like normal chess and ruins it for me. I would prefer a variant of Chess with two different coloured Bishops as normal and the pieces just being shuffled on the back rank with the castling move only possible if the kings are on one of the center files (d/e) and at least one rook on (a/h) file. Also unlike Chess960 why limit the rooks being on both sides, that way some 2k+ starting positions will be possible.
The castling move doesn't feel like "normal chess" because it isn't "normal chess." And i wouldn't call it "dumb" -- it makes perfect sense once you realize the king and rook always end up on the same squares they "normally" would.
Anyway, what you're talking about is something like a hybrid of Transcendental Chess and Shuffle Chess -- you should look them up.
