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Chess960, also called Fischer Random Chess is characterized by random starting setting of pieces on the back ranks. This encourages creative openings, downplaying the element of “chess science” and memorization. This championship, held in at Høvikodden outside Oslo, Norway, from 9 to 13 February, was the first notable Fischer Random event since 2009. With both …

The 16th Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival was held from 23 January to 1 February at the Caleta Hotel in Gibraltar. It was a 10-round open event with some of the best players in the world competing for the title and the £25,000 first prize. The runners up were Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Hikaru Nakamura. Although Aronian …