Let's mix things up a bit...

960 different ways to be exact!

You’ve heard of Fischer Random Chess, or perhaps you know it as Chess 960. This Chess variant was invented by former World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer, and has recently come into the spotlight thanks to Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carleson’s 2022 Championship Battle in Reykjavik.

The rules are simple:

• Pawns remain the same

• Bishops must be on opposite coloured squares

• King must be on a square between the two rooks

• Black’s pieces must be positioned equal and opposite to White’s pieces

• All other rules of Chess remain the same

Each game will have a randomised arrangement of the back rank pieces, taking these rules into account.

Now here’s the exciting part… With sponsorship from Pinpoint Learning (a personalised Education Platform for GCSEs and Year 6 Maths Teachers), we will be holding our FIRST London Fischer Random Rapid Tournament this month alongside the Mill Hill Congress.

Round times as follows : 10h30, 11h45, 13h00, 14h15, 15h30, 16h45

Cost : £30, 1st £150, 2nd £100 plus other prizes

There will only be one section running, with a prize fund of £450. FIDE Rapid Ratings will be used as Starting Ratings. Enter Here!!