tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011690536420808420.post9067521872980498628..comments2024-02-20T07:50:13.558+01:00Comments on Chess960 (FRC): The Clock Is/Isn't TickingMark Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011690536420808420.post-6502909313680663282011-05-31T04:37:50.635+02:002011-05-31T04:37:50.635+02:00Thanks Biffmeatstick that is interesting news. I n...Thanks Biffmeatstick that is interesting news. I notice that he and Svidler are playing together and maybe they are discussing Chess960. <br /><br />One comment then to Grischuk is that he should keep in mind that "absurd" is a subjective definition that may simply be a product of habitually comparing a position to SP518....The definition that I would prefer is to ask "how many of the 960 positions destroy a genuine competitiveness" from black's perspective. "Competitiveness" means that black has a reasonable chance to draw and to exploit a counter-attack" situation.<br /><br />He may be correct but we need to be very careful about making assessments on the Chess960 positions in terms of subjective qualities.<br /><br />CheersHarryOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971894954907592580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011690536420808420.post-66198461610587846082011-05-29T08:47:57.669+02:002011-05-29T08:47:57.669+02:00Alexander Grischuk is now advocating Fischer Rando...Alexander Grischuk is now advocating Fischer Random.<br /><br /> http://bit.ly/iZBVaM<br /><br />“Boris and I have an excellent relationship, but on that point our opinions differ. He thinks my statement about “the burial of classical chess” is complete nonsense, while I still think that classical chess doesn’t have long to go. Why did I mention it while I was still winning matches? Because when someone’s losing people put it down to that – the man lost so that’s why he’s talking like that. But I said it when I’d won a match, and then another. And now I still don’t see any prospects for classical chess.<br /><br />You think we need to switch to rapid chess?<br /><br />It doesn’t have to be rapid. Fischer Chess is very promising. It’s also named Chess-960, after all, as there are 960 starting position. Well, some of those positions are a little absurd i.e. the pieces stand in absurd positions… Perhaps you don’t need to use all the 960 starting positions but, let’s say, 200 or 300? I don’t know the exact number. I think that really would get rid of all the forced draws, because it’s impossible to analyse 100 starting positions, never mind 900. I think the most promising option is Fischer Chess.”biffmeatstickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15398428434821247033noreply@blogger.com