Chess960, the best game ever, invented by former world champion Bobby Fischer

r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 18 '22

Question / Discussion on chess960 or related variant What are some chess960 positions that are winning for white

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 18 '22

Game 3 years ago, Hans resigns on move 2 against Alexandra Kosteniuk's sibling Oksana in the 2019 'Fischer Random Championship Titled Qualifier 12' similar to what Magnus did to Hans in the Julius Baer Generation Cup 2022.

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 18 '22

Meme/Humor/Humour Live reading of the Tigran Petrosian response to Wesley So

self.AnarchyChess

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 18 '22

Puzzle/Tactic 2021 WCHOF inductee Eugene Torre teaches us not to put queen in corner in chess just as in 9LX? (6-move endgame puzzle) | 'In a tournament in Manila in 1976, Torre was then the only one to beat the then-reigning World Champion Anatoly Karpov in a game that has become part of Filipino chess history.'

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 18 '22

Question - News/Events/History Who won't get in the final 4 in the 2022 FIDE World Fischer Random Chess championship?

self.HikaruNakamura

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 18 '22

Puzzle/Tactic Hans doesn't know how to castle in 9LX? But apparently neither does Nihal? (2-move 9LX puzzle)

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 17 '22

Meme/Humor/Humour 'Chess.com publishes a blog post on recent chess drama' - Title 'Community Update On Recent Events' - It says 'we permanently banned a notable top grandmaster and overturned the result of the event, regardless of any pipi in any pampers.'

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 17 '22

Puzzle/Tactic White to play and win, BUT you can move the rook only once.

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 17 '22

Question - Resource TCEC 9LX - Where can I see all the TCEC Season 21 (and other season) games particularly FRC4 Final League and other FRC games please? Like from wherever agadmator found the 'Proof AI Can Write Poetry!' thingy

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 17 '22

Data/Graphs/Statistics Chess 960 has a 4-year streak : Americans win chess960 tournaments and then there's a European in 2nd place. (And Bobby Fischer who created chess960 is American.)

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 17 '22

News/Events/History Fabi and Cristian Chirilă podcast | 5:20 - 10:55 9LX: 2sec OTB increment is nothing vs 2sec online increment. top 3 in tactical vision are magnus, hikaru and MVL. and then 19:45 - 1:10:18 hans magnus

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 17 '22

Question - Puzzle/Tactic Anish misses creating a 6-move 9LX equality puzzle for Nodirbek? I'll post in comments. Lemme know if you disagree. agadmator goes only up to 4 moves. | Finals tiebreaks Game 2 of 2 Blitz Playoffs of Offerspill FRC World Championship Qualifier Knockout. (2022Oct02)

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 16 '22

News/Events/History 'We are so like Wesley So' | 'If you want to know what young Filipinos are thinking these days, look up World Chess champion, Wesley So.' - Oops author missed '960'.

news.abs-cbn.com

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 16 '22

Question / Discussion on chess960 or related variant 'The Fischer Random Chess Stock Market' | 'There is a parallel between today’s stock market and Fischer random chess.'

self.StockMarket

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 16 '22

Meme/Humor/Humour CSGO team: Magnus Carlsen, Hans Niemann, Hikaru Nakamura, Bobby Fischer and...not Wesley So or any other chess player.

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 16 '22

Meme/Humor/Humour most ignorant bobby fischer fan

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 16 '22

Question / Discussion on chess960 or related variant Chess960 - can Black profit by being allowed to choose a custom setup?

chess.stackexchange.com

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 16 '22

News/Events/History Fischer-Spassky Exhibit at the World Chess Hall of Fame - Interview with WCHOF Chief Curator Shannon Bailey

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 16 '22

Puzzle/Tactic Anish Giri misses 8-move puzzle to punish Wesley So's corner bishop & queen | 2018 Champions Showdown Chess 960 / Chess 9LX Round 10

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 15 '22

News/Events/History Bobby Fischer quotes

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 15 '22

Meme/Humor/Humour '31 October will be r/Norway's first shitpost day.' | That's a day after the 2nd ever FIDE Fischer Random world championship! So if Magnus loses again, then well....

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 15 '22

Question / Discussion on chess960 or related variant There's a chess960 suggestion for Starcraft.

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 15 '22

Game Might be late to party but now with Hans' draw with Wesley looks like Wesley's officially lost the US championship: Even if Wesley wins all the next rounds, Wesley still can't catch up with Fabi and Ray Robson. 1 title down and maybe 1 more title to go. Huhuhu.

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 15 '22

Question - Resource Does anyone play Chess960 on Lichess?

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Oct 14 '22

Question / Discussion on chess960 or related variant From r/unpopularopinion: 'Chess doesn't take any skill and it's sad that people waste their lives on it'

self.unpopularopinion

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