Comment by haunter 11 days ago Here are the replays https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-freestyle-chess-world-cha... 6 comments haunter Reply mhitza 10 days ago What are the rules of castling in chess, and why is there castling in chess 960!?I somewhat remeber reading that this format is about playing against book opening, and I thought there is no castling.Magnus does a castling from king d1 rook h1 which I didn't even know its an allowed move! https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-freestyle-chess-world-cha... mgemard 10 days ago After castling, the final positions of king and rook are the same as in classical chess. Castling prerequisites are the same as in classical chess.source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess960#Castling_rules zakki 11 days ago When I clicked one of the game, the initial position is wrong. I clicked another game and it was wrong as well. Am i wrong? haunter 11 days ago >Chess960, also known as Fischer Random Chess, is a chess variant that randomizes the starting position of the pieces on the back rank to eliminate memorized opening theory and emphasize creativity from move one. sedawkgrep 11 days ago Indeed. This is Chess 960. rglover 11 days ago This is great, thank you for sharing.
mhitza 10 days ago What are the rules of castling in chess, and why is there castling in chess 960!?I somewhat remeber reading that this format is about playing against book opening, and I thought there is no castling.Magnus does a castling from king d1 rook h1 which I didn't even know its an allowed move! https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-freestyle-chess-world-cha... mgemard 10 days ago After castling, the final positions of king and rook are the same as in classical chess. Castling prerequisites are the same as in classical chess.source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess960#Castling_rules
mgemard 10 days ago After castling, the final positions of king and rook are the same as in classical chess. Castling prerequisites are the same as in classical chess.source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess960#Castling_rules
zakki 11 days ago When I clicked one of the game, the initial position is wrong. I clicked another game and it was wrong as well. Am i wrong? haunter 11 days ago >Chess960, also known as Fischer Random Chess, is a chess variant that randomizes the starting position of the pieces on the back rank to eliminate memorized opening theory and emphasize creativity from move one. sedawkgrep 11 days ago Indeed. This is Chess 960.
haunter 11 days ago >Chess960, also known as Fischer Random Chess, is a chess variant that randomizes the starting position of the pieces on the back rank to eliminate memorized opening theory and emphasize creativity from move one.
What are the rules of castling in chess, and why is there castling in chess 960!?
I somewhat remeber reading that this format is about playing against book opening, and I thought there is no castling.
Magnus does a castling from king d1 rook h1 which I didn't even know its an allowed move! https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-freestyle-chess-world-cha...
After castling, the final positions of king and rook are the same as in classical chess. Castling prerequisites are the same as in classical chess.
source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess960#Castling_rules
When I clicked one of the game, the initial position is wrong. I clicked another game and it was wrong as well. Am i wrong?
>Chess960, also known as Fischer Random Chess, is a chess variant that randomizes the starting position of the pieces on the back rank to eliminate memorized opening theory and emphasize creativity from move one.
Indeed. This is Chess 960.
This is great, thank you for sharing.