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As seen in Aronian vs Kramnik on day 3, the opening was e4 which Levon Aronian rarely plays. It later turned into the Berlin variation.

The article saysfrom FIDE says

Francesco Tristano, a classical and experimental pianist from Luxembourg, made the ceremonial first move for the round. By chance, it was in the game between Aronian and Kramnik, and he started with 1 e4, a move that Aronian almost never plays.

Why did FIDE allow Francesco Tristano to open for white in Chess Candidates tournament 2018? What if the person chooses a "relatively" bad opening like f3 or h3?

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f86OTmsnI1c

As seen in Aronian vs Kramnik on day 3, the opening was e4 which Levon Aronian rarely plays. It later turned into the Berlin variation.

The article saysfrom FIDE says

Francesco Tristano, a classical and experimental pianist from Luxembourg, made the ceremonial first move for the round. By chance, it was in the game between Aronian and Kramnik, and he started with 1 e4, a move that Aronian almost never plays.

Why did FIDE allow Francesco Tristano to open for white in Chess Candidates tournament 2018? What if the person chooses a "relatively" bad opening like f3 or h3?

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f86OTmsnI1c

As seen in Aronian vs Kramnik on day 3, the opening was e4 which Levon Aronian rarely plays. It later turned into the Berlin variation.

The article from FIDE says

Francesco Tristano, a classical and experimental pianist from Luxembourg, made the ceremonial first move for the round. By chance, it was in the game between Aronian and Kramnik, and he started with 1 e4, a move that Aronian almost never plays.

Why did FIDE allow Francesco Tristano to open for white in Chess Candidates tournament 2018? What if the person chooses a "relatively" bad opening like f3 or h3?

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f86OTmsnI1c

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ABcDexter
ABcDexter
  • 253
  • 2
  • 7

Why did FIDE allow some random guy to open for white in Chess Candidates tournament 2018?

As seen in Aronian vs Kramnik on day 3, the opening was e4 which Levon Aronian rarely plays. It later turned into the Berlin variation.

The article saysfrom FIDE says

Francesco Tristano, a classical and experimental pianist from Luxembourg, made the ceremonial first move for the round. By chance, it was in the game between Aronian and Kramnik, and he started with 1 e4, a move that Aronian almost never plays.

Why did FIDE allow Francesco Tristano to open for white in Chess Candidates tournament 2018? What if the person chooses a "relatively" bad opening like f3 or h3?

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f86OTmsnI1c