Friday, August 28, 2020

Fischerandom Mode

 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/aug/28/chess-garry-kasparov-and-magnus-carlsen-to-meet-for-first-time-in-16-years
Garry Kasparov will make a rare cameo appearance when the legend, now aged 57, takes on the reigning champion, Magnus Carlsen, in the 10-player Champions Showdown invitation organised by St Louis from 11–13 September.
This will be an historic clash, even though it is only online random chess. The two world champions, widely considered the best players of all time, have faced each other in only one previous official event. That was at rapid and blitz chess in 2004 in Reykjavík, when Carlsen was aged 13 and Kasparov 41, a year before his retirement. [Read more].

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