960 Fischer Random Tournament 2025

FM Simon Rutherford unscathed

Simon sailed through, albeit with some gnarly starting positions as Black, to win the tournament on full points, followed by Lucas Ware who performed exceptionally well on 5 points, and then by Justin, Leonard and Rob on 4 points. A show of hands towards the end of the tournament confirmed the popularity of this style of chess, and we'll look forward to at least an annual if not semiannual appearance on the calendar.

To generate your own starting positions use Julian's Generator here...