Fischer Random scratches that itch. And it signals how the center of gravity in chess has increasingly shifted away from the world championship, the one match that used to capture the globe’s ...

Fischer Random Chess—also known as Chess960 in reference to the number of possible starting position lineups—had been in the works for a few years, but the timing following Deep Blue’s ...

Apr. 22, 2019, 06:00 AM OSLO, Norway, April 22, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The World Fischer Random Chess Championship is now officially recognized by FIDE and will start on Chess.com.

Chess has been cresting a popularity wave begun by Carlsen himself. He became the world’s top-ranked player in 2011. In 2013, he won the first of his five World Championships.

I’ll be playing the Paris edition. Even if it’s (Fischer Random) not the immediate future, it’s surely the future of chess, maybe for the next generation,” Arjun told HT in an interview.