Freestyle chess, by randomising the starting point of the game, destroys this advantage of memory and pattern recognition; it ...

A row is brewing in the world of chess – at the center of it are a disgruntled world federation and a chess variant – with millions on the line.

In Chess960/Freestyle chess, which was created by former world champion Bobby Fischer in 1996, the pieces on the back rank are reshuffled, meaning that computer-backed preparations leading to ...

Indian elections' 'resort politics' is paralleled in chess with the introduction of freestyle chess by Magnus Carlsen, challenging FIDE's classical format. This shift draws support due to the heavy ...

This isn't just another chess tournament though, with a public spat between Carlsen and the promoters of the FCGT with FIDE ...

PARIS, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The ongoing dispute between the international chess federation (FIDE ... Chess960, created by former world champion Bobby Fischer in 1996, has been gaining in popularity ...

PARIS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour boss Jan Henric ... Chess960, created by former world champion Bobby Fischer in 1996, has been gaining in popularity after an invitational ...

So does the Freestyle Chess ... Bobby Fischer in 1996. It has since come to be known as Chess960, on account of its 960 possible starting positions. Thus, in contrast to classical chess, where ...