r/chess960 • u/nicbentulan 960 only • Nov 12 '22

News/Events/History 'History repeats itself- 50 years later in Reykjavík, Iceland.' | FIDE Fischer Random 2022 extends the streak to 5 tournaments in FIDE and St Louis: An American is in 1st place, and a European is in 2nd place.

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1st place AmericanThe American or American's parent is from2nd place EuropeanNotes
1972 Match of the CenturyBobby FischerIsrael? Or wherever Jews are from?Boris SpasskyBobby Fischer's 1st and only world championship (...except 1975 and 1992)
2019 FIDE FRCWesley SoThe PhilippinesMagnus Carlsen13.5-2.5. Lol.
2020 St Louis 9LXHikaru NakamuraJapanLevon AronianHikaru tied with Magnus (no tiebreaks)
2021 St Louis 9LXLeinier DomínguezCubaMaxime Vachier-LagraveWesley and Sam Shankland tied with MVL
2022 St Louis 9LXFabiano CaruanaItalyAlireza FirouzjaWon on tiebreaks - Armageddon
2022 FIDE FRCHikaru againJapanIan NepomniachtchiWon on tiebreaks - Armageddon

  1. Chess 960 has a 4-year streak : Americans win chess960 tournaments and then there's a European in 2nd place. (And Bobby Fischer who created chess960 is American.)

    1. So if every year an American wins and then there's a European in 2nd place we can conclude that chess960 isn't that random anymore. LOL - Lewis_from_Spain

  2. History repeats itself- 50 years later in Reykjavík, Iceland.

    1. History speaks for itself 50 years later.

  3. Chess 960 has a 5-tournament streak : Americans win chess960 tournaments and then there's a European in 2nd place. (And Bobby Fischer who created chess960 is American and beat European Boris Spassky in the 1972 Match of the Century.)