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submitted 1 month ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/anarchychess@sopuli.xyz

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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

I wonder how the top chess players would do if there were random games where the rook, knight and bishop are reordered (still symmetrical though)

Is that a certain type of game that people do?

I imagine it would destroy most typical game patterns.

[–] kapulsa@feddit.org 10 points 1 month ago

You will probably like this

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess960

There have already been championships and magnus carlsen is a great supporter of this version.

[–] chaos@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago

I'm sure shuffled pieces have been a thing, there's also Really Bad Chess which gives you different piece quantities entirely.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world 2 points 1 month ago

"Freestyle" chess (aka "960" or "Fischer Random") has gained a lot of popularity lately. Big tournaments with big funding, spearheaded by Magnus Carlson.

It's what you're describing, except it's the entire back row, including the king and queen.