To add a bit more humor to this odd little topic:
Nakamura is currently playing this 'dead' chess very seriously despite
having the choice to simply drop the game and pursue other interests.
Fischer decalared the original form dead well after retirement and with a
preference for his FRC form which has caught on esp for those not too
interested in learning too much opening theory.
Must be noted that FRC uses same pieces, same board, and random arrangement
but usually gets to normal type positions during middle game. King to
Bunker Leap too with even more start positions can do this though it is a
bit less 'chess-like' than frc.
However, even Fischer's form has not caught on as much to be considered
'next chess'.. Why? Because the average chess player cannot
learn/understand chess to the extent of a GM. For the average chess player
the game is NEVER played out and is ALWAYS creative. So while 8 GMs might
struggle to find small advantage after playing 25-30 lines of theory -
millions play completely new lines on a daily basis hacking out an average
of 5-10 blitz games in relatively short time. They drive the game not any
sanctioning body or any GM.
One day perhaps a few decades from now but maybe more, humans would be able
to interface their brains with computers with ease.
So what is inevitable by 2200 NOT 2020 (thats just around the corner), is
that Chess will be replaced by
NO Chess.
No Chess because humans having the capability of computers see no need to
use their brain alone to solve any problems and any chess-like game will
cease to be interesting.
