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Chess variant tournament
The World Chess960 Championship is a match or tournament held to determine a world champion in Chess960 (also known as Fischer random chess), a popular
World_Chess960_Championship
Chess with a randomized starting position
2008, FIDE added Chess960 to an appendix of the Laws of Chess. The first world championship officially sanctioned by FIDE, the FIDE World Fischer Random
Chess960
Chess960 world championship
The FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 was the third official World Chess960 Championship, organized by FIDE and Freestyle Chess Operations.
FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026
FIDE_Freestyle_Chess_World_Championship_2026
The FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2027 will be the fourth official World Chess960 Championship, organized by FIDE and Freestyle Chess Operations
FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2027
FIDE_Freestyle_Chess_World_Championship_2027
2019 world championship of a variation of chess
the quarterfinals were joined by the world champion in standard chess and the unofficial world champion in Chess960, Magnus Carlsen. The schedule was as
FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2019
FIDE_World_Fischer_Random_Chess_Championship_2019
Competition to determine the World Chess Champion
World Computer Chess Championship Chess Problems: World Chess Solving Championship Chess variants: World Chess960 Championship (Also called Fischer random
World_Chess_Championship
2022 world championship of a variation of chess
FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2022 (WFRCC) was the second official world championship in Fischer Random Chess (also known as Chess960). The
FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2022
FIDE_World_Fischer_Random_Chess_Championship_2022
2026 chess tournament in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Random Chess (Chess960) no later than 1 June 2027. The inaugural FIDE Excellence Awards, which recognised achievements across the chess world in the 2024–2026
46th_Chess_Olympiad
Annual blitz chess tournaments
was a Chess960 game. The final, held on October 27, was Carlsen's last public tournament appearance before the classical World Chess Championship 2016
Speed_Chess_Championship
Armenian-American chess grandmaster (born 1982)
the Candidates Tournament for the World Chess Championship 2012. He was also world champion in Chess960 in 2006 and 2007 and in blitz chess in 2010. Aronian
Levon_Aronian
Computer chess competition
World Computer Chess Championship (WCCC) was an event held periodically from 1974 to 2024 where computer chess engines competed against each other. The
World Computer Chess Championship
World_Computer_Chess_Championship
Chess tournament
The World Blitz Chess Championship is a chess tournament held to determine the world champion in chess played under blitz time controls. Since 2012, FIDE
World Blitz Chess Championship
World_Blitz_Chess_Championship
German computer chess programmer (born 1968)
won 18 titles as World Computer Chess Champion; four of these titles were blitz championships, and one was a Chess960 championship. He also invented
Stefan_Meyer-Kahlen
Fischer random chess tournament
classical Chess960 tournament that took place at Gut Weißenhaus in Wangels, Germany from February 9–16, 2024. It was the first major Chess960 tournament
Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge
Freestyle_Chess_G.O.A.T._Challenge
Chess960 series of tournaments
The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour was a series of Chess960 tournaments in 2025 organized by Freestyle Chess Operations. It consisted of five "Grand Slam"
Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour
Freestyle_Chess_Grand_Slam_Tour
Women's chess competition
The Women's World Chess Championship is a chess match played to determine the Women's World Chess Champion. It has been administered by FIDE since its
Women's World Chess Championship
Women's_World_Chess_Championship
American chess grandmaster and streamer (born 1987)
finals. That February, Nakamura participated in the unofficial Chess960 Championship, losing 10–14 to Carlsen. From May 28 to June 7, he competed in
Hikaru_Nakamura
Game related to chess
sanctioned by FIDE, the FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2019, brought additional prominence to Chess960. Contemporary Chess960 is the most widespread
Chess_variant
Indian chess grandmaster (born 2006)
under-12 title at the World Youth Chess Championship in 2018, and multiple gold medals at the 2018 Asian Youth Chess Championship. He became an International
Gukesh_Dommaraju
Chess tournament series (1994–2010)
Classic Championship, Quick Chess Open, Chess960 Rapid Chess World Championships, FiNet Open in Chess960 and Chess960 Computer World Championship. In addition
Chess_Classic
Norwegian chess grandmaster (born 1990)
Esports World Cup Champion and win US$250,000. Throughout the year, Carlsen participated in the Freestyle Chess Tour, a novel series of elite Chess960 tournaments
Magnus_Carlsen
Annual chess tournament
The World Rapid Chess Championship is a chess tournament held to determine the world champion in rapid chess. Prior to 2012, FIDE sporadically sanctioned
World Rapid Chess Championship
World_Rapid_Chess_Championship
Filipino and American chess grandmaster (born 1993)
his favorite form of chess is chess960 (also known as Fischer random chess). Later that year, So became the inaugural World Fischer Random Chess Champion
Wesley_So
International multi-disciplined event
and publishers as the official world championships. All games, whether an Olympiad or the official World championship, can count towards the Pentamind
Mind_Sports_Olympiad
International chess competition series
reigning World Championships and the reigning World Champions respectively. The World Chess Championship, also known as the Classical World Championship or
FIDE World Chess Championships
FIDE_World_Chess_Championships
Russian chess grandmaster (born 1976)
defended his Mainz Chess960 title in August against Aronian 4.5-3.5. He seconded Kramnik during his successful World Championship defence against Leko
Peter_Svidler
defeating Fabiano Caruana in the final, securing his maiden Chess960 title and twenty-first world title of his career. Mar 1 – Mikhail Antipov won the Saint
2026_in_chess
Russian chess grandmaster (born 1963)
charities to promote chess in Africa. In 2020, he participated in 9LX, a Chess960 tournament, and finished eighth of a field of ten players. His game against
Garry_Kasparov
Free and open-source chess engine
heuristics. Stockfish represents positions using bitboards. Stockfish supports Chess960, a feature it inherited from Glaurung. Support for Syzygy tablebases, previously
Stockfish_(chess)
American chess grandmaster (1943–2008)
tournament and match play. He also invented Fischer random chess, also known as Chess960, a chess variant in which the initial positions of the pieces are randomized
Bobby_Fischer
The World Youth Chess Championship is a FIDE-organized worldwide chess competition for boys and girls under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18. Twelve
World Youth Chess Championship
World_Youth_Chess_Championship
Internet chess server
the chess variants of crazyhouse, three-check chess, king of the hill, chess960, atomic and bughouse. In June 2017, the 2,147,483,647th (231-1) game was
Chess.com
Third leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour
The Grenke Freestyle Chess Open is an annual open Chess960 tournament. It is held in Karlsruhe, Germany, concurrently with the Grenke Chess Open as part
Grenke_Freestyle_Chess_Open
Russian-Swiss chess grandmaster (born 1984)
In 2005, she won the Russian Women's Championship. In August 2006, she became the first Chess960 women's world champion after beating Germany's top female
Alexandra_Kosteniuk
Vietnamese chess player (born 2009)
at the Biel Chess Festival Swiss Rapid Chess960 Championship with a score of 6/7. He played in the Chess World Cup 2025 after earning one of the Olympiad
Bành_Gia_Huy
Annual chess tournament
The World Senior Chess Championship is an annual chess tournament established in 1991 by FIDE, the World Chess Federation. The 2025 tournament took place
World Senior Chess Championship
World_Senior_Chess_Championship
Under-20 chess tournament
The World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 chess tournament (players must have been under 20 years old on 1 January in the year of competition)
World Junior Chess Championship
World_Junior_Chess_Championship
Tournament organised by FIDE
The World Amateur Chess Championship is a tournament organised by FIDE and Amateur Chess Organisation (ACO). The world governing body intended to promote
World Amateur Chess Championship
World_Amateur_Chess_Championship
Biennial international chess tournament
the World Women's Chess Olympiad Women's World Chess Championship World Chess Championship World Mind Sports Games World Team Chess Championship Brace
Chess_Olympiad
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1986)
bounced back with victory at Marx Gyorgy Memorial then won the Chess960 Junior Chess Championship winning the last four games against Arkadij Naiditsch with
Pentala_Harikrishna
German chess grandmaster (born 2004)
was born in Mainz, Germany, a city that has hosted rapid tournaments and Chess960 tournaments for many years. He was born into a musical family—his father
Vincent_Keymer
South African chess player (born 2008)
Karsten beat world champion Magnus Carlsen in a simultaneous Chess960 exhibition, and in March 2026, Karsten won the South African Chess Championship. Karsten
Jan_Karsten
Russian-Slovenian chess grandmaster (born 1995)
for Slovenia. He won the European Rapid and Chess960 championships in 2024. He competed in the Chess World Cup in 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023 and 2025. Fedoseev
Vladimir_Fedoseev
Traditional board game for two players
include modern variations employing different rules (e.g. losing chess and Chess960), different armies (e.g. Dunsany's chess and Weak!), non-standard pieces
Chess
Continental chess tournament
since 1945. It is often a qualifier for the FIDE World Cup. The first Pan American Chess Championship was held in Hollywood, 28 July – 12 August 1945.
American Continental Championship
American_Continental_Championship
International team chess event
The World Team Chess Championship is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of 10 countries whose chess federations dominate
World_Team_Chess_Championship
Bulgarian chess grandmaster (born 1975)
FIDE World Chess Champion. Topalov became FIDE World Chess Champion by winning the FIDE World Chess Championship 2005. He lost his title in the World Chess
Veselin_Topalov
American chess grandmaster (born 2003)
points. Shortly before the tournament, Niemann played in a four-player Chess960 Diving chess tournament. He defeated Fabiano Caruana in the final, becoming
Hans_Niemann
English chess grandmaster (born 1965)
caught out". Telegraph.co.uk. 16 September 2001. Retrieved 8 April 2016. "Chess960 (FRC): Fischer and 'Wild Variant 22'". 21 December 2013. Retrieved 8 April
Nigel_Short
Chess tournament
players who qualify for the FIDE World Cup and the FIDE Women's World Cup (formerly the knockout Women's World Championship). The most recent winner of the
European Individual Chess Championship
European_Individual_Chess_Championship
unofficially as the "Chess Olympic Games", consisting of the World Amateur Championship. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) was founded during
Chess_at_the_Olympic_Games
French chess grandmaster (born 1983)
losing 3½–½ to Gata Kamsky. Won the 2006 FiNet Chess960 Open with a 9½/11 score. Won the 2008 French Championship. Won the 2009 Aeroflot Open. Third at the
Étienne_Bacrot
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1969)
2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011. "Mainz 2007 – Aronian wins Chess960 world championship". ChessBase. 17 August 2007. Archived from the original on 19
Viswanathan_Anand
Computer chess program created by Johannes Zwanzger
and Champion in 2015 Two times runner up at the Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championship "chessprogramming - Jonny". Chessprogramming.org. Retrieved
Jonny_(chess)
Russian chess grandmaster (born 1964)
of a shift from traditional chess to Fischer Random Chess (also called Chess960). He also discussed his views on several events in Russian politics. In
Valery_Salov
Annual chess puzzles competition
The World Chess Solving Championship (WCSC) is an annual competition in the solving of chess problems organized by the World Federation for Chess Composition
World Chess Solving Championship
World_Chess_Solving_Championship
Chess championship for players under 20 years old in the Americas
open and girls' championships earn the right to participate in the next year's World Junior Chess Championships. In the open championship, the top three
Pan American Junior Chess Championship
Pan_American_Junior_Chess_Championship
Chess tournament in Asia
Praggnanandhaa and P. V. Nandhidhaa- Champions in 2022 World Chess Championship Asian Senior Chess Championship Selected tournament results 1981-2005[permanent
Asian Individual Chess Championship
Asian_Individual_Chess_Championship
First leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour
The Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Grand Slam was a 10-player Chess960 tournament that took place in Wangels, Germany from 7 February to 14 February 2025
Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Grand Slam
Weissenhaus_Freestyle_Chess_Grand_Slam
ICCF organizes chess960 events. ICCF is closely co-operating with the leading world chess organization FIDE. All ICCF titles, championships and ratings are
International Correspondence Chess Federation
International_Correspondence_Chess_Federation
Armenian chess grandmaster (born 1984)
event on tie-break. In the same year he won the first Armenian Chess960 Championship, tied for 2nd–4th with Abhijeet Gupta and Magesh Panchanathan in
Tigran_L._Petrosian
Armenian chess grandmaster (born 1989)
European Blitz Chess Championship and won the event on tie-break. In January 2012 he won the 2nd Armenian Chess960 Championship and in February 2012 tied
Hrant_Melkumyan
Chinese chess grandmaster (born 1994)
event showcased a different chess variant each day: Basque Chess, Rapid Chess960, Rapid Chess and Blitz Chess with each game played counting for 1 point
Hou_Yifan
Annual chess tournament
section. World Senior Chess Championship European Senior Chess Championship Asian Chess Championship "Asian Senior and Amateur Championships in Beirut"
Asian Senior Chess Championship
Asian_Senior_Chess_Championship
Computer program designed to play chess variants
Embassy Chess, Eurasian Chess, Extinction Chess, Fischer Random Chess (Chess960), Great Chess, Great Shatranj, Grand Chess, Grotesque Chess, Janus Chess
ChessV
Triennial competition for composers of chess problems and studies
The World Championship of Chess Composition is a triennial competition for composers of chess problems and studies. Organised in the past by FIDE via the
World Championship of Chess Composition
World_Championship_of_Chess_Composition
Open-source online chess platform
website supports the following chess variants: Antichess Atomic chess Chess960 (Fischer Random Chess) Crazyhouse Horde (a variant of Dunsany's chess)
Lichess
Rules of play for the game of chess
variations of the rules for fast chess, correspondence chess, online chess, and Chess960. Besides the basic moves of the pieces, rules also govern the equipment
Rules_of_chess
Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship is the foremost intercollegiate team chess championship in the Americas. Hosted in part by the United
Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship
Pan_American_Intercollegiate_Team_Chess_Championship
Czech chess grandmaster (born 1985)
several world medals in youth categories. In 2001, aged 16, he made his debut on the Czech national team in the European Team Chess Championships, where
David_Navara
Chess engine
computer chess tournaments. After Rybka won four consecutive World Computer Chess Championships from 2007 to 2010, it was stripped of these titles after the
Rybka
Youth Chess Championship World Junior Chess Championship World Youth Chess Championship "2024 European Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship". allsportdb
European Youth Chess Championship
European_Youth_Chess_Championship
Mak-yek Shatar Shatra (game) Shatranj Chess Atomic chess Bughouse chess Chess960 (also known as Fischer Random Chess) Fast chess Losing chess More than
List_of_sports
Armenian chess grandmaster (born 1989)
game of the final. In January 2012 he came second in the Armenian Chess960 Championship. In December 2012 he shared first with Alexander Kovchan and Sipke
Zaven_Andriasian
Annual chess tournament in Germany
withdrew from that event due to personal reasons. The 2025 Freestyle (Chess960) open tournament (section A) was won by Magnus Carlsen with a perfect score
Grenke_Chess_Festival
Chess championship for players under 20 years old in Asia
open championship has been a nine-round Swiss. The winners of the open and girls' championships earn the right to participate in the next year's World Junior
Asian Junior Chess Championship
Asian_Junior_Chess_Championship
Computer chess engine, 1993–2016
Shredder won the World Microcomputer Chess Championship in 1996 and 2000, the World Computer Chess Championship in 1999 and 2003, the World Computer Speed
Shredder_(software)
International team chess event
Chess Olympiad World Team Chess Championship Chess at the African Games Pan American Team Chess Championship Asian Team Chess Championship Russia (USSR)
European Team Chess Championship
European_Team_Chess_Championship
International chess tournament
Russian Empire), in 1901. There were four winners. The first Baltic Chess Championship was held in the city of Klaipėda, Lithuania, on May 22–27, 1931. The
Baltic_Chess_Championship
International chess tournament
The first South American Chess Championship (Torneo Sudamericano, Torneio Sulamericano) was held in Montevideo (Carrasco), Uruguay, on December 25, 1921
South American Chess Championship
South_American_Chess_Championship
Chess variant using two new chessmen
chess applies the concept of Chess960 / Fischerandom to Capablanca chess. The starting setup is arranged as per Chess960 rules, but also includes the
Capablanca_chess
Armenian chess Grandmaster (born 1986)
City Chess Championship 2011 Shared second-sixth in the 4th Karen Asrian Memorial in Jermuk 2012 Third in the Armenian Chess960 Championship. 2019 First
Levon_Babujian
International chess competition
title. The 2007 championship was the FIDE Zone 4 qualifier for the Chess World Cup 2007, the next stage in the 2010 World Championship. Six players qualified
African_Chess_Championship
Annual national youth chess championship of India
participate in the corresponding World Cadet Chess Championship (Under-8 to Under-12) or World Youth Chess Championship (Under-14 to Under-18). Besides
Indian Youth Chess Championship
Indian_Youth_Chess_Championship
Chess move
in Chess960, the king may move as many as six squares and as few as zero squares when castling, depending on the starting position. Former world Fischer
Castling
Chess rule requiring a player to move or capture a piece deliberately touched
illegal move to move the king had only been changed a few years earlier. The Chess960 variant (also known as Fischer Random Chess) has custom castling rules
Touch-move_rule
Regional chess competitions
Chess Championships. The tournament is conducted by the FIDE Oceania Zone President and Oceania Chess Confederation under the auspices of the world chess
Oceania_Chess_Championship
Computer hardware and software capable of playing chess
engines even in fully unknown situations (as comes up in variants such as Chess960) is still exceptionally strong, so the lack of an opening book isn't even
Computer_chess
Chess Championship European Senior Chess Championship European Youth Chess Championship European Team Chess Championship World Junior Chess Championship World
European Junior Chess Championship
European_Junior_Chess_Championship
International team chess tournament
the winner qualifies to participate at the next World Team Chess Championship. The open championship has been held at intervals of anywhere from one to
Asian_Team_Chess_Championship
Advantage of White over Black in chess
options tested, and Fischer random chess (known today more extensively as Chess960), which obviates preparation by randomising the starting array, has obtained
First-move_advantage_in_chess
Bobby Fischer for the variant of chess he invented. See Chess960. Fischer Random Chess See Chess960. fish [derogatory slang] A weak or easily defeated player
Glossary_of_chess
International chess competition
The Commonwealth Chess Championship is a gathering of chess players from Commonwealth countries. The event offers direct titles: IM titles to the winners
Commonwealth Chess Championship
Commonwealth_Chess_Championship
Esports competition
federations. It featured a mix of both physical sport taking place in a virtual world, such as in Zwift, as well as sports-based video games such as Gran Turismo
Olympic_Esports_Series
Czech and German chess grandmaster (1944–2025)
against teams of Women Grandmasters. In 2006, he became Senior World Champion in Chess960. In August 2023, his FIDE rating was 2325. In a poll to decide
Vlastimil_Hort
American chess venue in Missouri
with an average rating of 2802. The STLCC holds yearly tournaments in chess960 that they trademark as Chess 9LX. On September 19, 2022, all Club operations
Saint_Louis_Chess_Club
Deep neural network-based chess engine
"Getting Started". lczero.org. Retrieved 2024-07-20. "Selfplay outputs chess960 "capture rook" moves". github.com. 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2024-07-20. "Transformer
Leela_Chess_Zero
Čmilytė of Lithuania with 6½ points. The second edition of the Championship took place at the World Museum, William Brown Street, Liverpool, England. Held 6–15
EU Individual Open Chess Championship
EU_Individual_Open_Chess_Championship
below. World Senior Chess Championship European Individual Chess Championship European Junior Chess Championship European Youth Chess Championship Asian
European Senior Chess Championship
European_Senior_Chess_Championship
Chess championship for players under 20 years old in Africa
open championship has been a nine-round Swiss. The winners of the open and girls' championships earn the right to participate in the next year's World Junior
African Junior Chess Championship
African_Junior_Chess_Championship
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