ChessBrain news

[N.V.M.]

they're starting to test the server so it looks like its getting close to cominig back soon. linky (http://www.chessbrain.net)

[russkris]

I assume that this will go in the Vault..

Great find NVM, thanks mate

[russkris]

I thought to post this here..

Chess-960.org - English (http://www.chess-960.org/english/4481.html)
Project idea
Chess960 (http://www.chess-960.org/english/14419.html) is a young innovative chess variant. In Chess960, just before the start of every game, the initial configuration of the chess pieces is determined randomly, that means that the king, the queen, the rook, the bishop and the knight are not necessarily placed on the same home squares as in classical chess. Since a few years there are World Championsships taking place in "Chess Classic Mainz" (http://www.chesstigers.de/ccm5_index.php?lang=0&kat=3) event in August every year. GM Peter Svidler is the current Champion.
In this project we try to combine Chess960 and the idea of distributed computing. With the BOINC (http://boinc.berkeley.edu/) software framework from the University of Berkeley exists a platform we want to use in this project to perform these computing intensive tasks. With it we want to give this chess variant some basics in theory of this game. We know the fascination of this chess variant is the incredible amount of variations. That will not change with this project but some guidelines seems to be useful in each starting position.

[BigBen]

WOW! somebody mentioned chess960 :D :eek:

[Farley]

:woohoo: Another project!!! All right!!!








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[russkris]

I have been watching the page for some time now BB..

[BigBen]

I have been watching the page for some time now BB..

Have you played played chess960? :)

[russkris]

No I havent BB, I would to know how to play chess full stop. But I dont even know how to set a board up, let alone play the game :D

[wyles]

:scratch: whats chess960?

[russkris]

See the DC-vault Forum Wyles. :thumbsup:

and :scratch: from me too

[BigBen]

Chess 960 is just a chess varient ... The pieces are setup differently at the start position http://www.dwheeler.com/essays/Fischer_Random_Chess.html (http://www.dwheeler.com/essays/Fischer_Random_Chess.html)

[wyles]

Ive not heard of this... created by The Master himself!
Wouldnt mind giving it a go... but no-one plays chess any more :(

[BigBen]

Loads of people play chess maybe no one wants to play with you :D :p