Chess960

Freestyle Chess

I spent the better part of two hours watching Magnus Carlson and Fabiano Caruana play two exhibition games of partner (hand-and-brain) Chess960.

Anyone that plays on Chess.com has probably seen Chess960 referenced.

It seems Magnus is really pushing this as the future of chess. Or at least his future in chess. It absolutely does make a Chess stream much more watchable. To that end, Carlson and Caruana play two head-to-head matches starting tomorrow.