Neoclassical Chess

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Neoclassical Chess is a variant of chess that was presented by Gabriel F. Bobadilla at the London Chess Conference in 2015 .

In contrast to most other chess variants, the basic position and rules of movement of the pieces remain unchanged. The special feature is that the first six half moves are selected at random by a computer program from a chess database with master games. The player with the white pieces then starts the game from the given position. The aim is that you can no longer foresee which opening variant will be used and accordingly - as is otherwise usual in modern competitive chess - you can no longer prepare specifically for it. The players therefore have to find their way in positions that may be unfamiliar to them. The ability to recognize patterns should thereby be promoted, but the influence of memory performance should be reduced.

The first international tournament in Neoclassical Chess took place in Madrid in May 2015 and was won by Iván Salgado López .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GM Ivan Lopez Salgado wins 1st International Tournament “Neoclassical chess” , Chessdom.com, May 9, 2015

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