tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011690536420808420.post5123708782392581182..comments2024-02-20T07:50:13.558+01:00Comments on Chess960 (FRC): A Few More Chess960 ResourcesMark Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011690536420808420.post-72377631120211802482011-11-23T23:26:17.483+01:002011-11-23T23:26:17.483+01:00Eh Mark oh dear Nakamura got hammered today by Iva...Eh Mark oh dear Nakamura got hammered today by Ivanchuck at the Tal Memorial: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7696<br /><br />Why? Because Nak as white, deviated early from the normal Gruenfeld and tried a creative idea (Nb5!?/Bc7!?). He never recovered.<br /><br />If Nak were playing Chess960, Ivanchuk would have a lot more problem against him. But as it stands, the weight of opening theory is against Nakamura.<br /><br />However I guess you have heard that Kasparov and Nakamura are going to collaborate on opening theory. I sincerely hope that Kasparov does not diminish Nakamura's wonderful ability to be creative over the board from the outset.<br /><br />The issue is that as Kasparov, fills Nakamura's memorisation cup ever more full of modern traditional computer analysed openings as he did with Carlsen, that he does not diminish Nakamura's wonderful creative spontaneity and interest in Chess960 values.<br /><br />I hope not!<br />Cheers<br />HarryHarryOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971894954907592580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011690536420808420.post-69955457291236263832011-11-20T22:49:07.408+01:002011-11-20T22:49:07.408+01:00Thanks for trying to bring together whatever Chess...Thanks for trying to bring together whatever Chess960 news there is out there Mark. There is information in your posts I certainly did not know about.<br /><br />If you are watching the Tal Memorial right now, or indeed any big GM tournament, it's always fascinating to observe the first few rounds as the super GM's display the new ideas they have researched on their computers. After those rounds, they tend to run out of novelties I think. Kramnik's game I think it was against Carlsen, was wonderful in terms of a Chess960 feel where Kramnik played his king into a shelter on h2 and explored many unusual themes that you find in Chess960 all the time. Here's the link to that game:<br />http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7681<br /><br />The part that I find mysterious is that Kramnik has been quoted as saying that he thinks Chess960 is a different game to Chess, yet the work he is doing at home to expand his repetoire, is full of Chess960 ideas that come out in the first round or two of his tournament play.<br /><br />CheersHarryOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971894954907592580noreply@blogger.com