Chess960 (FRC): June 2001

29 June 2001

Nakamura's 1.h4/a4 • GM Nakamura opened with 1.h4 or 1.a4 in three games recorded on ICC

Grischuk - Mamedyarov, Mainz 2009 • An important game from the 8th FiNet Open
Chess960 'as a Spectator's Sport' • 2007 Anand - Aronian
Top GMs and Traditional Development Patterns • More on 'How Top Players Treat the Same Chess960 Position'

A Database of Chess960 Start Positions • Symmetrical SPs w/ K & Q in the center.
Chess960 Opening Theory • Also SP518; initial moves for the traditional SP as determined by chess engines.
Arbitrariness in Chess Rules • The start positions of the royal pieces and the castling rules are both arbitrary.
Non-random, Non-castling • If Kramnik's idea is meant to retain engine analysis and memorization of opening variations, the same objective could be accomplished by switching to SP534 RNBKQBNR.