Randomizers are also breathing new life into chess. Randomizing chess has been around for centuries, but especially since the 90s, when opening theory had become so stable that some grandmasters became bored with the memorization. Computers were especially good at that (though these days they've grown past that.)
So they're holding tournaments now with randomized chess pieces. They've just completed the first FIDE-recognized Fischer Random Chess tournament.
So they're holding tournaments now with randomized chess pieces. They've just completed the first FIDE-recognized Fischer Random Chess tournament.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fischer_random_chess