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Bonus Titled Arena: Chess960!

Not sure why this event has to be Titled players only, since I don't know ANY players who have a titled in Chess960. They have titles in Chess, not Chess960, and these aren't the same.
But likewise, there might be strong Chess960 players who only play Chess960 and not chess, and they won't have a chess-only title because of that.
@SKTEasyhoon any titled arenas are for players having FIDE titles. You can organize open 960 events if you want. What is the problem?
Yeah, amazing news, already can't wait to see high level 960 games :)
Great, although although slightly long control
You are right @SKTEasyhoon the answer in #12 is not satisfying.
My guess would be: There is money involved and hopefully there are elite players present. No one wants this event infiltrated by cheaters, this would be bad PR for lichess and scare the elite away. To have a verified title here you have to reveal your identity to lichess, the best anti-cheating prevention possible. ;)

I also thought a nice addition would be a qualification tournament for the rabble where the winner may play the titled arena but then there is the problem with the anonymity again.

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