The rules and setup of Fischer Random Chess are largely the same as conventional play: First, both sides’ back ranks (every piece sans pawns) are identically shuffled semi-randomly.

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At Goliath Games, a toy company that sells several varieties of chess sets, set sales are up more than 1,000 percent compared with this time last year, the company’s director of marketing told NPR.

Millions of people play chess on mobile apps and online sites. If Immortal Game manages to convince a fraction of those players to try out its web3 chess platform, it could be a lucrative business.

Pandemic boredom and a Netflix mini-series, “The Queen’s Gambit,” added to the game’s sudden popularity. But Chess.com was also plotting its own moves.

Created by former world chess champion Bobby Fischer, the game is different not just for its time constraints but for the positioning of its pieces. While the pawns are still lined up on the ...