@ronin3b said in #39:
> Btw wasn't there a schism from FIDE in the later years of Kasparov? In terms of a parallel federation or something? I would absolutely endorse another organization if FIDE does not change something like real soon
You mean the Professional Chess Association? That was short-lived (1993-1996), and was about the prize money of world championship matches. It folded after losing its major sponsor. It had no interest in changing the rules of the game itself.
@spartakbarnsley said in #27:
> Personally I think that 960 will become the dominant form of chess at elite level within the next fifty years or so. It's fundamentally the same as regular chess, all it does is rids us of reliance on opening theory.
Chess960 has been around for a quarter of a century, and it still has far less traction than regular chess.
Now, FIDE has organized an official Chess 960 World Championship (FIDE still calls it Fisher Random Chess), which was won by Wesley So, who demolished Carlsen (13.5 - 2.5). Matches were much shorted (with faster time controls in later games), with 2-4 games played each day. But this was organized in Norway, and I get the feeling its success depended more on the popularity of Carlsen in his native country than of Chess 960. (www.frchess.com/)
> Btw wasn't there a schism from FIDE in the later years of Kasparov? In terms of a parallel federation or something? I would absolutely endorse another organization if FIDE does not change something like real soon
You mean the Professional Chess Association? That was short-lived (1993-1996), and was about the prize money of world championship matches. It folded after losing its major sponsor. It had no interest in changing the rules of the game itself.
@spartakbarnsley said in #27:
> Personally I think that 960 will become the dominant form of chess at elite level within the next fifty years or so. It's fundamentally the same as regular chess, all it does is rids us of reliance on opening theory.
Chess960 has been around for a quarter of a century, and it still has far less traction than regular chess.
Now, FIDE has organized an official Chess 960 World Championship (FIDE still calls it Fisher Random Chess), which was won by Wesley So, who demolished Carlsen (13.5 - 2.5). Matches were much shorted (with faster time controls in later games), with 2-4 games played each day. But this was organized in Norway, and I get the feeling its success depended more on the popularity of Carlsen in his native country than of Chess 960. (www.frchess.com/)
