960 Fischer Random Tournaments 2026

The Fischer Random chess tournament has now become an annual feature at the club. FM Simon Rutherford came and taught members some of the basics and helped set up the initial tournaments in 2024 and 2025. Julian developed a starting position random generator which can be used to practise with - https://www.ballaratchess.com/960/The tournament, which is usually held in the first school holidays in April, comprises a 6 rounds Swiss at 15 minutes and 5 seconds.