29 December 2000

SP362 - NRKRBBQN

28 December 2000

01 December 2000

21 November 2000

SP324 - NBBRQKRN

20 November 2000

SP323 - BNRQKRNB

14 November 2000

SP317 - NQRBKRBN

02 November 2000

SP305 - BNQBRKRN

  • A Two Pawn Gambit for Black • One of the attractions of chess960 is that there are new ideas to be tried as early as the first move.

01 November 2000

29 October 2000

SP301 - QNRBKRBN

15 October 2000

SP287 - NRKNRQBB

01 October 2000

21 September 2000

20 September 2000

01 September 2000

31 August 2000

SP242 - BNRKQBNR

23 August 2000

SP234 - NRQKBBNR

19 August 2000

SP230 - NRBQKBNR

  • The Seeds of Disaster • Almost the same as SP518; the Rook on the a-file and the Knight on the b-file have been switched.

11 August 2000

SP222 - NQRKNBBR

07 August 2000

SP218 - NQRKBBNR

  • On a Losing Streak • I saw the possibility of playing a gambit and after some analysis decided to roll the dice.

06 August 2000

01 August 2000

21 July 2000

SP201 - QNRBBKNR

10 July 2000

SP190 - NRNKRBBQ

30 June 2000

SP180 - NBBRNKRQ

25 June 2000

SP175 - NRNKQRBB

  • Spectating Chess960 • Day 4 started with a curiosity. The first start position (SP784 BBRQKNRN) was the twin of the position on Day 3 (SP175 NRNKQRBB).

25 May 2000

17 May 2000

SP136 - NBRQBNKR

02 May 2000

SP121 - NQRBBNKR

  • Nakamura's 1.g4/b4 • Was there any particular characteristic of the start positions that led him to choose these moves?

26 April 2000

SP115 - BNQRNKRB

23 April 2000

SP112 - BBNQRNKR

  • Chess960 Showdown • Transcripts (x2) of Showdown in Saint Louis 2015 - Nakamura vs. Caruana and Negi vs. Yifan

19 April 2000

SP108 - QBNRNKBR

  • Some Awkward Choices • A continuous balance of pursuing one's own plan while keeping an eye on the opponent's

01 April 2000

24 March 2000

19 March 2000

SP077 - NNRBKQBR

04 March 2000

04 February 2000

SP034 - BNNQRBKR

01 February 2000

26 January 2000

SP025 - NQNBBRKR

25 January 2000

17 January 2000

SP016 - BBNQNRKR

  • An Engine-to-Engine Opening • The most striking characteristic of this SP is the Bishop pair on the a-/b-files, aimed at the enemy King, which is lodged between the two Rooks.

10 January 2000

SP009 - QNNBBRKR

03 January 2000

01 January 2000

SP000 - BBQNNRKR

  • DGT960 Chess Clock • The standard numbering system starts at zero

  • Extreme Barbecues • The name is derived from the BBQ formation on the first three files, aimed at the RKR formation on the last three files

SP000

BBQNNRKR