January 13, 2026 at 7:34 AM
February 27, 2026 at 6:18 AM
The first game of the Chess960 match between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana at the Freestyle Chess Launch Event Singapore starts at 12:00 UTC! Follow it in our broadcast:
Freestyle Chess: Launch Event Singapore | Carlsen vs. Caruana • Game 1
2-game Chess960 match | 90 min + 30 sec / move | standard | Singapore | Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana
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November 21, 2024 at 8:15 AM
The first game of the Chess960 match between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana at the Freestyle Chess Launch Event Singapore starts at 12:00 UTC! Follow it in our broadcast:
Congratulations to GM Jose Martínez Alcántara for winning our Chess960 Titled Arena! 🏆
GM Vugar Rasulov took 2nd place, ahead of GM Frederik Svane in 3rd place.
lichess.org/tournament/9...
GM Vugar Rasulov took 2nd place, ahead of GM Frederik Svane in 3rd place.
lichess.org/tournament/9...
April 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Congratulations to GM Jose Martínez Alcántara for winning our Chess960 Titled Arena! 🏆
GM Vugar Rasulov took 2nd place, ahead of GM Frederik Svane in 3rd place.
lichess.org/tournament/9...
GM Vugar Rasulov took 2nd place, ahead of GM Frederik Svane in 3rd place.
lichess.org/tournament/9...
I love chess960
January 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I love chess960
a chess position so bad you ask “wait is this chess960 or…”
May 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
a chess position so bad you ask “wait is this chess960 or…”
Vincent Keymer wins the first Chess960 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025 event in Weissenhaus! 🏆
He defeated Fabiano Caruana in the final after beating Alireza Firouzja and Magnus Carlsen! 🤯
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/CjYZsT7H/6MqmTbep
He defeated Fabiano Caruana in the final after beating Alireza Firouzja and Magnus Carlsen! 🤯
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/CjYZsT7H/6MqmTbep
February 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Vincent Keymer wins the first Chess960 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025 event in Weissenhaus! 🏆
He defeated Fabiano Caruana in the final after beating Alireza Firouzja and Magnus Carlsen! 🤯
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/CjYZsT7H/6MqmTbep
He defeated Fabiano Caruana in the final after beating Alireza Firouzja and Magnus Carlsen! 🤯
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/CjYZsT7H/6MqmTbep
Our Chess960 3+2 Warm-up Arena starts at 18:00 UTC! You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Chess960 Titled Arena!
lichess.org/tournament/9...
lichess.org/tournament/9...
April 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Our Chess960 3+2 Warm-up Arena starts at 18:00 UTC! You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Chess960 Titled Arena!
lichess.org/tournament/9...
lichess.org/tournament/9...
IM Renato Terry won our Chess960 Titled Arena September 2026! 🏆️
GM caching finished in 2nd place, IM Yoseph Taher in 3rd, GM Pranav V in 4th, and CM Georgijs Germanovs in 5th!
All games & full standings: lichess.org/tournament/9...
📷️ Lennart Ootes / FIDE
GM caching finished in 2nd place, IM Yoseph Taher in 3rd, GM Pranav V in 4th, and CM Georgijs Germanovs in 5th!
All games & full standings: lichess.org/tournament/9...
📷️ Lennart Ootes / FIDE
September 13, 2026 at 5:07 PM
IM Renato Terry won our Chess960 Titled Arena September 2026! 🏆️
GM caching finished in 2nd place, IM Yoseph Taher in 3rd, GM Pranav V in 4th, and CM Georgijs Germanovs in 5th!
All games & full standings: lichess.org/tournament/9...
📷️ Lennart Ootes / FIDE
GM caching finished in 2nd place, IM Yoseph Taher in 3rd, GM Pranav V in 4th, and CM Georgijs Germanovs in 5th!
All games & full standings: lichess.org/tournament/9...
📷️ Lennart Ootes / FIDE
Freestyle Fridays are here! 😍
Every week the world’s best players will compete in an 11-round 3+1 Swiss event in the Freestyle Chess (Chess960) variant presented by Freestyle Chess!
Read more: go.chess.com/freestyle_friday
Every week the world’s best players will compete in an 11-round 3+1 Swiss event in the Freestyle Chess (Chess960) variant presented by Freestyle Chess!
Read more: go.chess.com/freestyle_friday
January 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Freestyle Fridays are here! 😍
Every week the world’s best players will compete in an 11-round 3+1 Swiss event in the Freestyle Chess (Chess960) variant presented by Freestyle Chess!
Read more: go.chess.com/freestyle_friday
Every week the world’s best players will compete in an 11-round 3+1 Swiss event in the Freestyle Chess (Chess960) variant presented by Freestyle Chess!
Read more: go.chess.com/freestyle_friday
Definitely!
chessbench.ai/about#what-d...
"Roughly half of any player's games are ... played from a Chess960 [starting position] -- so memorized opening theory cannot stand in for actual play."
chessbench.ai/about#what-d...
"Roughly half of any player's games are ... played from a Chess960 [starting position] -- so memorized opening theory cannot stand in for actual play."
September 30, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Definitely!
chessbench.ai/about#what-d...
"Roughly half of any player's games are ... played from a Chess960 [starting position] -- so memorized opening theory cannot stand in for actual play."
chessbench.ai/about#what-d...
"Roughly half of any player's games are ... played from a Chess960 [starting position] -- so memorized opening theory cannot stand in for actual play."
anyway I found out about chess960 and I can’t stop so lmk if anybody wants to play silly chess
May 3, 2026 at 4:40 AM
anyway I found out about chess960 and I can’t stop so lmk if anybody wants to play silly chess
Our Chess960 Titled Arena starts today at 19:00 UTC: lichess.org/tournament/9...
Play against some of the titled players in our Warm-up Arena at 18:00 UTC, before they enter the Titled Arena: lichess.org/tournament/9...
Play against some of the titled players in our Warm-up Arena at 18:00 UTC, before they enter the Titled Arena: lichess.org/tournament/9...
June 6, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Our Chess960 Titled Arena starts today at 19:00 UTC: lichess.org/tournament/9...
Play against some of the titled players in our Warm-up Arena at 18:00 UTC, before they enter the Titled Arena: lichess.org/tournament/9...
Play against some of the titled players in our Warm-up Arena at 18:00 UTC, before they enter the Titled Arena: lichess.org/tournament/9...
Heute in meiner Grundschul-Schach AG mit den erfahrenen Kids mal chess960 (Bauern gleich, höhere Figuren gemixt) ausprobiert. Wir hatten viel Spaß! 😂
February 15, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Heute in meiner Grundschul-Schach AG mit den erfahrenen Kids mal chess960 (Bauern gleich, höhere Figuren gemixt) ausprobiert. Wir hatten viel Spaß! 😂
chess960すると普通の配置のありがたさが分かりますよね〜🤣
March 30, 2026 at 4:23 AM
chess960すると普通の配置のありがたさが分かりますよね〜🤣
You'll also see "Fischer Random" chess called "Chess960" because it has 960 possible starting arrangements for the pieces. More recently, Magnus has been involved with sponsors in setting up a tour and events branding it as "Freestyle Chess".
December 28, 2024 at 1:39 AM
You'll also see "Fischer Random" chess called "Chess960" because it has 960 possible starting arrangements for the pieces. More recently, Magnus has been involved with sponsors in setting up a tour and events branding it as "Freestyle Chess".
To be fair, they've already made Chess960, someone's gotta make the other 958 chesses, right?
July 10, 2026 at 10:32 AM
To be fair, they've already made Chess960, someone's gotta make the other 958 chesses, right?
Vincent Keymer drew against Magnus Carlsen in the second game of their semi-final match to advance to the Final of the Chess960 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Weissenhaus!
https://lichess.org/broadcast/freestyle-chess-grand-slam-tour-2025-weissenhaus--knockout/semi-finals--game-2/nw1Uj9mO/50hQRhtY
https://lichess.org/broadcast/freestyle-chess-grand-slam-tour-2025-weissenhaus--knockout/semi-finals--game-2/nw1Uj9mO/50hQRhtY
February 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Vincent Keymer drew against Magnus Carlsen in the second game of their semi-final match to advance to the Final of the Chess960 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Weissenhaus!
https://lichess.org/broadcast/freestyle-chess-grand-slam-tour-2025-weissenhaus--knockout/semi-finals--game-2/nw1Uj9mO/50hQRhtY
https://lichess.org/broadcast/freestyle-chess-grand-slam-tour-2025-weissenhaus--knockout/semi-finals--game-2/nw1Uj9mO/50hQRhtY
FIDE's General Assembly rundown: president and deputy seated, four vice presidents elected, a treasurer confirmed, a Chess960 rating system approved, and a new bilingual English-French name for the federation.
Full Summary of FIDE General Assembly
FIDE's official rundown of the General Assembly's decisions reads, on its face, like routine housekeeping: a president and deputy seated, four vice presidents elected, five more nominated, a treasurer confirmed, a new Chess960 rating system approved, a bilingual English-French name adopted for the federation itself.
chessnewsnetwork.com
October 2, 2026 at 12:28 PM
FIDE's General Assembly rundown: president and deputy seated, four vice presidents elected, a treasurer confirmed, a Chess960 rating system approved, and a new bilingual English-French name for the federation.
chess bloomfs what's your take on chess960/fischer random?
April 25, 2024 at 7:00 PM
chess bloomfs what's your take on chess960/fischer random?
Check out this #chess game: RathiDragon vs MissKItty_2028 - www.chess.com/daily/game/1...
#MissKitty had her first #master game rating, 2200, for a #Chess960 game.
#MissKitty had her first #master game rating, 2200, for a #Chess960 game.
Chess: RathiDragon vs MissKItty_2028
RathiDragon (1545) vs MissKItty_2028 (1531). MissKItty_2028 won by resignation in 23 moves over 1 month. Click to review the game, move by move.
www.chess.com
September 25, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Check out this #chess game: RathiDragon vs MissKItty_2028 - www.chess.com/daily/game/1...
#MissKitty had her first #master game rating, 2200, for a #Chess960 game.
#MissKitty had her first #master game rating, 2200, for a #Chess960 game.
Our Chess960 3+2 Warm-up Arena starts at 18:00 UTC!
You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Chess960 Titled Arena.
➡️ lichess.org/tournament/9...
You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Chess960 Titled Arena.
➡️ lichess.org/tournament/9...
September 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Our Chess960 3+2 Warm-up Arena starts at 18:00 UTC!
You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Chess960 Titled Arena.
➡️ lichess.org/tournament/9...
You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Chess960 Titled Arena.
➡️ lichess.org/tournament/9...
Our Chess960 Titled Arena starts today at 19:00 UTC: lichess.org/tournament/9...
Play against some of the titled players in our Chess960 Warm-up Arena at 18:00 UTC: lichess.org/tournament/9...
Play against some of the titled players in our Chess960 Warm-up Arena at 18:00 UTC: lichess.org/tournament/9...
September 12, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Our Chess960 Titled Arena starts today at 19:00 UTC: lichess.org/tournament/9...
Play against some of the titled players in our Chess960 Warm-up Arena at 18:00 UTC: lichess.org/tournament/9...
Play against some of the titled players in our Chess960 Warm-up Arena at 18:00 UTC: lichess.org/tournament/9...
Fischer Random Chess - ook wel Chess960 - is een vrij pure vorm van schaken waarbij voorbereiding geen zin heeft. Je hoeft geen openingen uit je hoofd te leren en dat is voor luie mensen zoals ik ideaal.
Vanaf de eerste zet ben je op je eigen denkkracht aangewezen. 🧠💪
Vanaf de eerste zet ben je op je eigen denkkracht aangewezen. 🧠💪
Chess960 - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 16, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Fischer Random Chess - ook wel Chess960 - is een vrij pure vorm van schaken waarbij voorbereiding geen zin heeft. Je hoeft geen openingen uit je hoofd te leren en dat is voor luie mensen zoals ik ideaal.
Vanaf de eerste zet ben je op je eigen denkkracht aangewezen. 🧠💪
Vanaf de eerste zet ben je op je eigen denkkracht aangewezen. 🧠💪