tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011690536420808420.post7084433838427482794..comments2024-02-20T07:50:13.558+01:00Comments on Chess960 (FRC): Knights before Bishops?Mark Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011690536420808420.post-19207573626374284742012-08-28T07:06:43.729+02:002012-08-28T07:06:43.729+02:00Reuben Fine listed his famous 9 opening principle ...Reuben Fine listed his famous 9 opening principle of chess in his book 'Chess the Easy Way'.<br />But...<br /><br />From considering chess960-FRC, I believe that some of Fine so-called principles would be found to be merely esoteric tactical considerations of the particular start setup that has been traditionally reused since 1475; and those items from Fine's list would become less interesting when seen in the proper larger context of openings for many sensible start setups.<br /><br />And we would exault even higher those items on Fine's list that hold true for the many other setups.<br /><br />We cannot understand which of Fine's principles have broad applicability across setups until we focus deeply on one additional start setup, a second setup to join with the traditional setup in frequent reuse in tournaments.<br /><br />Trying to study 959 other setups in little bits spreads the effort too thin. Besides, other people would ignore the study results from any other setup that they never reuse - they would have no practical reason to care.<br /><br />Discard the 'Random' from Fischer Random Chess!<br /><br />Thanks,<br />GeneM (2012/August/27)GeneMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760103001033379456noreply@blogger.com