SP362 - NRKRBBQN

• NR****Q* & *Q****RN • Sacrificing a side Pawn on the 1st move

SP361 - NRKBBRQN

• Pyramids and Dropouts • initial moves explained

SP334

NRQKRBBN

SP324 - NBBRQKRN

• A Purported Problem with Castling • A start position where O-O is possible on the first move,

SP323 - BNRQKRNB

• The Double Kramnik Formation • SP323 BNRQKRNB and SP339 BNRKQRNB, with the pieces switched on both wings.

SP317 - NQRBKRBN

• Carlsen's First Chess960 Move? • It might seem opportunistic to point out that Carlsen Played Chess960, but so he did.

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.

SP304 - BBNQRKRN

• Chess960 on YouTube's ChessNetwork • One of the most popular chess instruction channels on YouTube

SP304

BBNQRKRN

SP301 - QNRBKRBN

• Watch out for ****KRBN • An unfortunate first move
  
  
• An Attack Is Playing to Lose? • Twins exhibiting widely varying success rates for White and Black

SP287 - NRKNRQBB

• Parallel Games II • Attacking a side Pawn on the 1st move

SP273

BNRBKNRQ

SP263 - NRBKNQRB

• Queens Lead the Attack • Both Queens develop on the second move

SP262 - NRBKNBQR

• Oversight or Intentional? • 2008 Andreikin - Nakamura

SP243

BNRKQNRB

SP242 - BNRKQBNR

• GMs vs. 2100-2200 (I) • Are GMs more consistent in their choice of first moves?
• Botched Castling • I decided to avoid castling for as long as possible.
• 'Chess960 Castling First Move' • Interesting are the consequences of first move castling.
• Three Sad Stories • In each game I apparently went wrong before 20 moves had been played. Is there anything I can learn here?

SP234 - NRQKBBNR

• No Time for Shelter • In chess960 you're never really certain how you stand in the opening

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.

SP222 - NQRKNBBR

• Initial Pawn Moves and Castling • One of the twins has a good score for White, while the other has a good score for Black

SP218 - NQRKBBNR

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

SP217 - NQRBBKNR

• Learn to Castle Correctly (Mechanics) • A skilled player neglects to learn the software

SP212

NBBQRKNR

SP201 - QNRBBKNR

• Extravagant Openings in Chess960 • 'Unorthodox openings' in chess960
  
• Extravagant Openings in Chess960 (cont.) • 'Unorthodox openings' in chess960 (cont.)

SP190 - NRNKRBBQ

• Nakamura vs. Aronian at Mainz 2009 • Lessons in development from two top GMs
• Chess960 Live on the Small Screen • I'm watching my first live crossboard (OTB) chess960 games

SP181

NRBBNKRQ

SP180 - NBBRNKRQ

• Activating the Corner Queen • SPs with a Queen in the corner are among the most challenging to play.

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).

SP168 - NBRNBKQR

• Castling Too Soon • When *not* to castle

SP151

NRBNQKRB

SP144 - BBNRNQKR

• Thinking Time Can Be a Guide • How to locate a critical opening position?

SP136 - NBRQBNKR

• Tartakower and Chess960 • White gets in trouble after only a few moves

SP121 - NQRBBNKR

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

SP120

NBQRBNKR

SP115 - BNQRNKRB

• Four Weak Pawns (SP115) • A start position with two undefended Pawns and two Pawns defended only by the King

SP112 - BBNQRNKR

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

SP108 - QBNRNKBR

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

SP095 - NNRKRQBB

• A Dubious First Move with Black • a mistake on the first move

SP090

NNRKBBRQ

SP082 - BNNRKBRQ

• Castling Misjudged • Which King is safe, which isn't?

SP077 - NNRBKQBR

• Chess960 Needs Fresh Eyes • It's hard to overcome traditional thinking and look at a chess960 position with fresh eyes

SP062 - NNRQKBBR

• Strange Moves, Strange Game • A good move that I don't understand

SP059 - NNRQBKRB

• Undefended Pawns in Chess960 Start Positions • three undefended Pawns

SP059

NNRQBKRB

SP034 - BNNQRBKR

• How Top Players Treat the Same Chess960 Position • also SP919 - RKBRQNNB: (like SP034, but with pieces in reverse order); 10 different sequences of opening moves from the same SP

SP032 - BBNNQRKR

• More Chess960 Instructional Videos • 'Real Men Play Chess960'

SP031

NQNRKRBB

SP025 - NQNBBRKR

• The Best Chess960 Weapon • Positional judgement must have been the best weapon

SP024 - NBQNBRKR

• A Followup, an Error, and an Insight • a position which might be much better for White

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.

SP009 - QNNBBRKR

• Dynamic Imbalances Are Instructive • Shifting dynamic imbalances are both fun to play and instructive.

SP002 - BQNNRBKR

• An Exercise in Chess960 Positional Thinking • considerations on the first few moves

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