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FIDE needs to recognize chess 960

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pdve
Dec 30, 2014
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FIDE should recognize chess 960 and regularly hold high level tournaments for chess 960.

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notmtwain
Dec 30, 2014
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#2
pdve wrote:

FIDE should recognize chess 960 and regularly hold high level tournaments for chess 960.

You forgot to put in the reasons why they should do that.

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wanmokewan
Dec 30, 2014
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#3

I figured he was going to have a high 960 rating, but he doesn't. o.O

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pdve
Dec 30, 2014
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#4

The endgames from chess 960 are really awesome.

I used to play chess 960 but I don't any more because it seriously messes with my regular chess.

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glider1001
Dec 30, 2014
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#5

FIDE already does recognize Chess960:

http://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/LawsOfChess.pdf

(page 22)

Problem is that there are no sponsors, no money, no vision.

Chess960 should not mess your Chess. Chess960 could cause you to forget your memorised openings in Chess, I have to admit that. So you will have to spend more time re-memorizing your Chess openings to compensate. Chess960 requires the same careful considered approach in the opening phase as Chess, just without the memorisation part. Everything else is the same.