Chess24.com (Colin McGourty) • Harikrishna wins Chess960 as over-the-board chess is back in Biel
Harikrishna won the Chess960 warm-up at the Biel Chess Festival, but the big news is that the 53rd edition of the festival is happening at all. It’s the first top-level international event to take place since the Candidates Tournament was halted midway while Europe went into lock-down. The world is far from back to normal – as Salem Saleh being unable to travel and replaced by Arkadiy Naiditsch testifies – but with plexiglass screens between the players and other measures in place there’s rapid, classical and blitz chess ahead.
Chessbase.com (Carlos Alberto Colodro) • Biel: Naiditsch to replace Salem, Harikrishna wins Chess960 event
Many times it has been suggested for the World Championship matches to play the rapid tiebreakers before the start of the event. The idea is for players to know in advance whether they need to go all-in under given circumstances during the classical games. In Biel, this idea has been implemented, with the added bonus of using a format that has gained a second wind lately -- Chess960.'
Chess.com (Peter Doggers) • Harikrishna Wins Biel Chess960 As Plexiglass Separates Players
Did you notice that all three reports used the name chess960? I wonder why that is.
2 comments:
Wow thanks Mark I knew Biel 2020 was happening but I didn't know that there is full GM commentated videos of the Chess960 on Youtube just subscribe to bielchessfestival. Here is the first day link https://youtu.be/4EFPRelGB1M.
I think the Europeans tend to call it "Chess960" particularly the Germans while the Americans tend to call it "Fischer Random" which is out of respect for their national hero Bobby.
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