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Just out of curiosity (and iin no way because I am so very weak in opening theory :) ), do any of you play Chess960 aka Fisher Random Chess? I've always wanted to give that a try.
 
One Brow said:
Just out of curiosity (and iin no way because I am so very weak in opening theory :) ), do any of you play Chess960 aka Fisher Random Chess? I've always wanted to give that a try.
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I dabbled. Didn't really do much for me. I didn't mind it when we had a setup that ended up going from king on one end and then down the power structure, as in Q, R, R, B, B, N, N or something similar. It doesn't really change the focus of the game, control the center or as much of the board as you can, but it does throw most opening theory out the window and can lead to some interesting mid-game exchanges. I think Fischer liked this because he was very much into the hyper-modern opening systems and this was as hyper-modern as it could get. It really tests your ability to analyze a positions from many angles deeply rather than just knowing the mainlines of different opening systems.


edit: caveat, I never played this seriously as in tournaments or rated matches or anything, all coffeehouse rules kind of stuff so we didn't adhere too strictly to the new "rules".
 
OB I'm up for a game of that if you want to set up the board. I don't care about config and I know there are sites that get into the stipulations of the setups if you want to follow the rules closely.
 
Jonah said:
Has Walter Browne ever played in any of your tournaments? I think he was based in Reno for a time. Anyway, years ago when I was a kid and watching him play a tournament game and standing too close, he glared at me and shooed me away with a wave of his hand. Maybe he's retired by now but he was a strong GM and an interesting player in his day and I always liked his game.
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I have never met him although I have heard his name mentioned once or twice. I think his time here was pretty short or just an extension of being in California.
 


1. d4 Nf6
2. f4 g6
3. Nf3 Bg7
4. e3 d6
5. Bd3 0-0
6. 0-0 Nc6
7. c4 Nb4
8. Qb3 c5
9. a3 Nxd3
10. Qxd3 Bf5
11. Qb3 Qc7
12. Nc3 cxd4
13. Nxd4 Bd3
14. Nc3b5 Qxc4
15. Qxc4 Bxc4
16. Rf2 a6
17. Nc3
 
LG98 vs. Jonah

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1. d4 Nf6
2. f4 g6
3. Nf3 Bg7
4. e3 d6
5. Bd3 0-0
6. 0-0 Nc6
7. c4 Nb4
8. Qb3 c5
9. a3 Nxd3
10. Qxd3 Bf5
11. Qb3 Qc7
12. Nc3 cxd4
13. Nxd4 Bd3
14. Nc3b5 Qxc4
15. Qxc4 Bxc4
16. Rf2 a6
17. Nc3 Bd3
 


1. d4 Nf6
2. f4 g6
3. Nf3 Bg7
4. e3 d6
5. Bd3 0-0
6. 0-0 Nc6
7. c4 Nb4
8. Qb3 c5
9. a3 Nxd3
10. Qxd3 Bf5
11. Qb3 Qc7
12. Nc3 cxd4
13. Nxd4 Bd3
14. Nc3b5 Qxc4
15. Qxc4 Bxc4
16. Rf2 a6
17. Nc3 Bd3
18. Rd2
 
LG98 vs. Jonah

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1. d4 Nf6
2. f4 g6
3. Nf3 Bg7
4. e3 d6
5. Bd3 0-0
6. 0-0 Nc6
7. c4 Nb4
8. Qb3 c5
9. a3 Nxd3
10. Qxd3 Bf5
11. Qb3 Qc7
12. Nc3 cxd4
13. Nxd4 Bd3
14. Nc3b5 Qxc4
15. Qxc4 Bxc4
16. Rf2 a6
17. Nc3 Bd3
18. Rd2 Be4
 
One Brow vs. LogGrad98(FRC):

I took the first position listed here which was #436, but we can change it if you don't like it.

From this position, for 0-0, the rook on f1 (f8) will not move while the king moves to g1 (g8). For 0-0-0, the king will not move from c1 (c8) while rook moved to d1(d8). Everything else is normal.



1. d4
 
One Brow said:
One Brow vs. LogGrad98(FRC):

I took the first position listed here which was #436, but we can change it if you don't like it.

From this position, for 0-0, the rook on f1 (f8) will not move while the king moves to g1 (g8). For 0-0-0, the king will not move from c1 (c8) while rook moved to d1(d8). Everything else is normal.



1. d4 f5
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Cool. Move is above since I'm on my phone atm.
 
Siro vs. One Brow



1. d4 e6
2. Nc3 d5
3. e4 Nf6

I'll see if I can't put up a better fight than against Jonah.
 
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