tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011690536420808420.post6334301901593264769..comments2024-02-20T07:50:13.558+01:00Comments on Chess960 (FRC): 'Bizarre Castling Rules'?Mark Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011690536420808420.post-61954967197602443352013-07-20T01:09:27.766+02:002013-07-20T01:09:27.766+02:00I just read an article from Chessbase about the le...I just read an article from Chessbase about the legendary Pal Benko and his enthusiasm for Fischer Random ideas.<br /><br />If you look at the pictures of the older Pal Benko, there is a picture entitled "Explaining the Randomized Chess Idea".<br /><br />What struck me is that he has set up the board in the picture ready for a Chess18 game.<br /><br />Here is the article link:<br />http://www.chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4010492/the-life-gambit--la-benko--part-two-190713.aspxHarryOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971894954907592580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011690536420808420.post-92150251347922554352013-07-16T07:03:43.373+02:002013-07-16T07:03:43.373+02:00Gene bingo to you!
You must start with training w...Gene bingo to you!<br /><br />You must start with training wheels before you can ride a bike. Standard chess are those training wheels before you ride the Chess960 bike.<br /><br />Just like riding a bike, castling in Chess960 is easy once you have practiced it.<br /><br />I sympathize with people trying to run tournaments! Essentially the problem is that you cannot conduct tournaments in Chess960 if the players have not practiced how to play Chess960.<br /><br />It's like saying to push bike riders that you are now entered into a motor-cross trail bike riding competition because you can ride a push bike.<br /><br />Can you imagine the chaos? HarryOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971894954907592580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011690536420808420.post-6677541977219769352013-07-15T23:47:49.410+02:002013-07-15T23:47:49.410+02:00The claim by Couture and Nash was/is absurd. It on...The claim by Couture and Nash was/is absurd. It only proves they have poor teaching skills.<br /><br /><i>** Simple Statement of the Rule:</i><br />"In chess960-FRC, after a player castles, his king and castling rook end on the same squares they do in traditional chess."<br /><br />Somehow Couture and Nash contort this into blather about the varied number of squares the king can move in various setups during castling. An unskilled teacher can make simple things seem complicated to his audience; so what?GeneMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760103001033379456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011690536420808420.post-43813106257402993232013-07-15T11:19:47.584+02:002013-07-15T11:19:47.584+02:00I found a copy of the CL letter on Chess.com, post...I found a copy of the CL letter on Chess.com, posted by the original author (known there as DaveC-Westminster)...<br /><br />Chess15<br />http://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess960-chess-variants/chess15<br /><br />...I took advantage of the discovery by adding my own comment to the thread. The item was posted around the beginning of June, so there's no guarantee the author will see it. - MarkMark Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011690536420808420.post-18670208869460347372013-07-15T00:57:35.151+02:002013-07-15T00:57:35.151+02:00This does highlight a beautiful contradiction in t...This does highlight a beautiful contradiction in teaching Chess960:<br /><br />1) It would be difficult to teach castling to anyone who HAS NOT PLAYED standard chess.<br /><br />2) It would be difficult to teach castling to anyone who HAS PLAYED chess because they get interference in their thinking about castling when they play Chess960!<br /><br />Honestly the answer is just two fold:<br /><br />1) Some people want to popularize chess and bring it to a wider audience - that is fine<br /><br />2) But some people overlook the power of habit. If you play Chess960, castling becomes simple and obvious once you have absorbed the rule (it doesn't take that long). It's really not hard it's just that people struggle visualizing where pieces go (the very skill needed to play chess)<br /><br />Chess18 would be fine but it would be a real pity to see "Queens in the corner" disappear. They produce really fun games.HarryOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971894954907592580noreply@blogger.com