just like regular chess but the starting position is totally different, there isnt much of an opening strategy
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Aug 24, 2012
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devesation wrote:
just like regular chess but the starting position is totally different, there isnt much of an opening strategy
I disagree with you, its important to know unusual openings
Aug 24, 2012
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there isnt much of an opening strategy becuase in 960 its a different position every time, so what i meant is you cant really memorize a opening like ,kings gambit, sicilian etc.and yes it is important to know unusual openings, chess 960 can be very helpful specially if you want to learn tactics,also i see that windows96 has never played 960 chess so he hasnt a clue about what hes talking about
devesation wrote:
there isnt much of an opening strategy becuase in 960 its a different position every time, so what i meant is you cant really memorize a opening like ,kings gambit, sicilian etc.and yes it is important to know unusual openings, chess 960 can be very helpful specially if you want to learn tactics,also i see that windows96 has never played 960 chess so he hasnt a clue about what hes talking about
960 means - surprise - 960 different starting positions. It's also sometimes called Fischer Random chess. Memorizing openings won't help - think for yourself!
How can we play it here?
sampasman wrote:
How can we play it here?
Online chess and select chess960 rather than standard. Not available on live yet.
Well here's a question...what if you got a sneak peek at the piece setup before your opponent? Won't that consitute a really unfair advantage?
lol
all grandmasters do know & practice from memorized gameplay. 960 helps eliminate this slightly & allows less knowledgeable players to compete. it also gives players the opportunity to get more creative rather than just copying known strategies. sum1who is used2standard only & does well in a familiar set-up will often 'choke' wen a player makes an unorthodox move .. such a player will normally hva much lower 960 rating than his standard rating suggests.
-kenpo- wrote:
960 means - surprise - 960 different starting positions. It's also sometimes called Fischer Random chess. Memorizing openings won't help - think for yourself!
people who make these statements seemingly implying that standard chess is somehow less valid than 960 because of opening theory, in my opinion, really don't understand what's going on in terms of standard chess and opening theory. merely memorizing opening theory won't help you in standard either when it comes down to it.
However, I suppose 960 does completely obviate the possibility of memorizing a bunch of tricks and traps and then smashing up some unsuspecting novice who doesn't know anything. this would basically be the only context where rote memorization would bring lots of success in standard chess, it simply won't work against someone who has experience and knows what they are doing. when looked at this way perhaps 960 is rather ideal for beginners. but this does not logically imply that memorizing opening theory will get you anywhere in standard chess, because it won't. it's really not that simple.
I did not mean to come across as negatively as your post says I implied. But, the bold is pretty much what I'm talking about - people memorizing 20+ consecutive book moves in openings and lots of traps. And most people aren't 1990 rated, so compared to you most players here, including me, are probably "unsuspecting novices who don't know anything" lol.
how do you play chess 960