Date | Saturday, January 23, 2016, 6 pm |
Event Format | 4SS |
Time Control | G/15 d3 |
Sections | One Section |
Entry Fee | $20, $10 for players in Winter Action Swiss |
Prizes | $200 based on 20 paid entries: $100-$50, U1800 $50 |
Registration Round Time: | Ends at 6:00pm First round at 6:20pm, rest ASAP |
Chess 960, also called Fischer Random Chess, is played with the
same rules as "normal" chess. The major exception is that the pieces
(but not pawns) are shuffled randomly along the first and eighth ranks.
The pieces are arranged in an identical fashion for both white and
black, so if white has a queen on b1, then black will have a queen on
b8.
This unique starting position removes
opening theory from the game and forces players to come up with
innovative plans from the very first move of the game. This coming Saturday,
we will generate starting positions for each round using online chess
960 position generators, and then all games played in a specific round
will start from the same position.
A few minor
rules to keep in mind. The king must start between the two rooks. This
allows castling for castling. When castling, the king and the rook go
to the "normal" squares as proscribed in normal chess. So kingside
castling always ends with the king on g1/g8 and the rook on f1/f8.
Similarly, queenside castling ends with the rook on c1/c8 and the rook
on d1/d8. In order to castle, the squares (if any) between the rook and
the king must be empty. Additionally, the king must not start or end
in check, and the king must not pass through a square that is attacked
by an enemy piece.
Andrew Hoy
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