I was wondering what chess players here thought of Fischer Random Chess?(It is also called chess960, because there are 960 different starting positions.) For those of you who are not familiar with it, it is the same rules as classical chess except the back rank is shuffled. Placing the pieces on different squares at the start of the game eliminates opening theory, not opening stratergy. I find that most players I meet like it, but I am curious what people who post here think?
Personally, I am tired of beating players simply because I have had the time in the past to memorize some openings. I am also tired of losing to players for the same reason. Absoluetly no thinking envolved here, just regurgitation. I find that playing people this version of shuffle chess puts my opponents at a more competive level with me. To beat them, I have to play more creatively on uncharted territory. Simply put, shuffle chess will attract more players to the board who quit playing because of the enormous opening preparation required to play at the tournament level. Some of my friends now play chess because of this very reason.
Another good thing about shuffle chess is that it will reduce cheating. There are no opening manuels for Chess960. The position is not determined until the game actually starts! Creative thinking starts at move 1! The better player will still win and for the right reason: he won because he played more creatively and soundly, not because he has more free time to memorize openings. Chess960 would free up chess study time that was spent on opening preparation to more edifying and stimulating aspects of the game like beautiful tactics or attacking techniques(not to mention other middle game principles.) I know people who never get better because they spend all of their time studying openings.
What else does not knowing the starting position of the game mean...NO MORE PREARRANGED GAMES! I remember 2 years ago listening to Silman give a lecture at the US Chess Championships. I could not believe how often he said that prearranged games happen between GMs. Spectators drive hundreds of miles to see GMs play only to see a prearranged draw or whatever. This would not be possible in Fischer Random Chess. There are already Chess960 tournaments in Germany attracting as many as 80 GMs playing in them. Just do a search on the web to see the games and the top players in the world playing them. Peter Svidler is the current chess960 champion. He intially won the title from beating Peter Leko in a Chess960 match! Michael Adams played Peter Leko in the first Chess960 championship.
So what do you people think?
Regards,
Mark Havrilla
Originally posted by AThousandYoungYou are debating me , but about something other than my debate topic. lol
Sure. Were you also trying to start debates in the Chess forum, the General forum, and the Help forum?
Well, in the chess forum I wanted to discus chess960.
In the DEBATE forum, I wanted to debate chess960.
-on the one hand...discusss
on the other...debate
See why I did that yet? :-)
OKay?
Originally posted by mahavrillaYes; you did it to make sure you hit the largest target audience you possibly could. It's still annoying spam.
You are debating me , but about something other than my debate topic. lol
Well, in the chess forum I wanted to discus chess960.
In the DEBATE forum, I wanted to debate chess960.
-on the one hand...discusss
on the other...debate
See why I did that yet? :-)
OKay?
Why is it annoying...just dont read it! Who is making you read it?
Look...read the forum topic headings. One is for debate...the other is for genera chessl topics. I do not plan on debating chess960 in the general chess forum, but guess where?? you got it, in the DEBATE forum. lol
Are you being serious? Do you want to debate chess960 or not? If not...why are you here?
Chess960 is about figuring out the openings by yourself. Standard chess has developed massive opening theory (the death of creativity in chess.) I get the feeling that you would rather debate a move in the played out sicilian right? regurgitating other players novelties? am I close? maybe you should be debating how best to copy other players moves instead of debate an issue that is not part of a thread that you entered? :-)
Now who is being annoying here?
Nice to meet ya.