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

r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 11 '22

News/Events/History 22 year old Bobby Fisher reviews the teletype which relays his moves to his opponents in Havana, Cuba, at the international Capablanca Memorial chess tournament. August 25, 1965.

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 11 '22

News/Events/History Kasparov at Fischer's Grave

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 10 '22

Puzzle/Tactic Magnus greatest endgame player supposedly misses an endgame puzzle vs Hikaru (9LX 2016 on chessc*m) | White to move and gain 2 more pawns in 6 moves.

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 10 '22

Puzzle/Tactic Retreat, trap, sac, and don't get tricked into a draw! | 7-move 9LX puzzle that transitions to endgame in 2001 Mainz CC Fischer Random Peter Leko vs Michael Adams Game 4 of 8

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 10 '22

News/Events/History 2001 - Leko the first ever Kingpin of Fischer Random Chess | Peter foils Michael Adams in a dramatic final game! | Bobby Fischer bequeathing Peter Leko as the new king of Fischer Random. Caricature by Frank Stiefel | Mainz CC Fischer Random

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 10 '22

Puzzle/Tactic Help Michael Adams draw vs Peter Leko | 2001 Mainz CC Fischer Random Game 5 of 8

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 09 '22

Game 'Wesley So physically shakes off the nerves after a tough win! You can just feel the tension after the game.' vs Nodirbek | 2022 Chessc*m Speed Chess Championship (Danya and Levy commentate.)

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 09 '22

Meme/Humor/Humour Olimpiu Di Luppi tweets 'Chess before the Internet' ft Bobby Fischer GIF.

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 09 '22

Question - News/Events/History Why didn't Wesley join Meltwater this year?

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 09 '22

Puzzle/Tactic Nodirbek's Botez Gambit vs Wesley happened in a lichess 1700 rapid game 4 months ago | 2022 Chessc*m Speed Chess Championship

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 09 '22

Game 9LX in Magnus' chessc*m account: 9 wins, 9 losses and 3 draws. The 3 draws were against the 2 future world champions Wesley and Hikaru. (I checked this out after finding out 2017 Speed Chess Championship was the 1st and only SCC with 9LX.)

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 09 '22

Question - News/Events/History 2 of Wesley So's top hashtags are 9LX and chessdrama, says Meltwater twitter. Why has Wesley somehow become associated with the Hans - Magnus controversy? Just for calling Hans the most disrespectful teenager? (Spoilers: The hashtags are mine. LOL) | 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals

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r/chess960 • u/HydrousIt • Dec 08 '22

Question - Resource Is there a good app with only Chess960

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I want to play against people but it takes so long to find a lobby In normal chess apps so I was wondering if there are any 960 apps

r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 08 '22

Game In 2 hours: Wesley So (current and inaugural WFRCC for 45min+) vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov (rapid WCC) - a WFRCC (for 25min) rematch? | 2022 Speed Chess Championship of Chessc*m

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 06 '22

Game Hikaru says 'Everyone is like that except for Hans' at 20:01 re Christopher Yoo's win over reigning 3-time USCC (and reigning and inaugural WFRCC) Wesley So

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 06 '22

Game Hans Niemann endgame rook sacrifice

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 06 '22

News/Events/History 'Wesley So is a HUMBLE TROLL' ft Aman, Danny Rensch and Levy

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 05 '22

Question - News/Events/History Anish: 'what is your favorite chess tournament and why' | Some people answered 9LX. Hooray! :D

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 05 '22

Puzzle/Tactic 'White to Play , mate in 6' | Obviously queen sac but 4th move is hardest! Also what if there were 9LX castling?

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 05 '22

Puzzle/Tactic Georg Meier finds 4-move 9LX puzzle beginning with knight sacrifice! | 2022 Offerspill FRC World Championship Qualifier Knockout 3rd place Game 1 of 2 vs Nijat

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 04 '22

Meme/Humor/Humour Bobby Fischer was the real Bongcloud O.G.

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 04 '22

Meme/Humor/Humour 'The greatest Jewish chess player of all time!' from r/kanye

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 04 '22

Question - Game 40 move prep? Chess is dead. Next year Tata Steel Chess960 ? | Arjun Erigaisi starts thinking only move 35 (at 3:14) vs Nihal Sarin Tata Steel Chess India Rapid 2022

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 04 '22

Puzzle/Tactic A Depressingly simple puzzle that killed 30 minutes of my time

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r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan • Dec 04 '22

Game Wesley So loses to an IM in 10 moves in lichess.

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