In this post I analyze all the available Chess960 games played in Lichess. With this information I show that there are no starting positions that favor any of the players more than other positions.
The first two rounds of mini-matches at the World Fischer Random Championship were played on Tuesday in Reykjavik. Nodirbek Abdusattorov (group A) and Hikaru Nakamura (group B) won both their mini-matches to take early leads. Nakamura defeated Magnus Carlsen in their direct matchup. The world champion had a faulty performance, as he blundered material both against Nakamura and Vladimir Fedoseev. | Photo: FIDE / David Llada
Filipino American Grandmaster Wesley So is all set to defend his World Fischer Random Chess Championship title when the 2022 edition of one of the four world championship events officially recognized by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) begins on October 25 in Reykjavik, Iceland.
The second edition of FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship will take place from 25th to 30th October 2022 in Reykjavik, Iceland. The defending champion Wesley So, reigning world champion and the world no.1 Magnus Carlsen, Iceland no.1 GM Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson (Organizer Wildcard), World Championship Challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE President Wildcard), chess.com Qualifiers - Vladimir Fedoseev and Matthias Bluebaum, lichess Qualifiers - Hikaru Nakamura and the reigning World Rapid champion, Nodirbek Abdusattorov.