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==Setting up the board== | ==Setting up the board== | ||
As in normal chess, the pieces begin on the first rank and the pawns on the second. The queen, bishops and knights are distributed randomly according to an accepted method, with the bishops occupying different coloured squares. This leaves three empty squares on each side: the king is placed on the central one, and the rooks on the other two, so that castling is possible. The positions of black and white are, as in regular chess, arranged to mirror each other, with queen opposite queen, and so on. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[http://www.nwchess.com/articles/rules/chess960_rules.pdf Full rules] | [http://www.nwchess.com/articles/rules/chess960_rules.pdf Full rules] | ||
Revision as of 20:22, 2 January 2010
Chess960, also known as Fischer Random Chess, after its inventor, former World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer, provides a new variety of chess opening positions, thus obviating in most cases reliance on opening theory. There are 959 possible positions, plus the classical one, hence the name.
Setting up the board
As in normal chess, the pieces begin on the first rank and the pawns on the second. The queen, bishops and knights are distributed randomly according to an accepted method, with the bishops occupying different coloured squares. This leaves three empty squares on each side: the king is placed on the central one, and the rooks on the other two, so that castling is possible. The positions of black and white are, as in regular chess, arranged to mirror each other, with queen opposite queen, and so on.