English 960 Championship??

[John Upham]

Noting that Nakamura has recently won the World 960 Championship http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5626 I wonder if there is such a thing as the English 960 Championship or even British 960 Championship?

Would this be a welcome development?

Perhaps Mike Surtees could become the inaugural champion?

[Rob Thompson]

I would like it if there was such a thing. It would certainly be more interesting than watching many moves of theory at the beginning of every game (with some notable exceptions)

[Matt Mackenzie]

Maybe it's just me, but I am afraid Chess 960 does nothing for me at all

And this stuff about "reams of opening theory" in regular chess is over-rated IMO - opening novelties at a relatively early stage are being unearthed even now (even in ultra-analysed systems like the Najdorf Sicilian and Semi-Slav)

Remember, "normal" chess was supposed to be "played out" in the 1920s, then the 1950s, and then........

It will never happen (not in any of our lifetimes anyway) and amen to that

[JustinHorton]

Personally I quite like watching lots of moves of theory. It builds the tension - who's going to surprise who? What have they found?