Chess960 - The Queen on the K-Square...

This starting position doesn't make the game any different from standard chess.

Edit: OK, this is not true. Castlings will break the symmetry.

Yes! and either Castling or not, in either side, the regular chess prepared lines,
will no longer have the same effect. But to the expert "synthetic brain" users,
("cheaters" for short) I am not sure if their "Chips" can still aid them.. 🙄

I really don't get how this is sufficiently different from regular chess to warrant any examination. It's exactly like a regular game, except that black moves first and the white player plays black.
If you get what I mean.

This is "Fischer Random Chess" "Chess960" They call it.
There are 959 Special Positions (SP) in Fischer Random. and
the last is the Regular one that makes it into 960 Positions.
That's why they call it Chess960.
A tempo ( one move advantage.) can already create a crucial
part of the play...

Originally posted by jcmessy
[fen]r1bkqbnr/pppppppp/2n5/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBKQBNR b - - 0 1[/fen]
White played 1.e4..
[b](Note: The King & Queen had been interchange as the Choice of Starting Position)
and Castling is still possible in both sides.

Only One Player per move...
And if the same Player has to move, He has to wait "every 5-moves after his last move."[/b]

Originally posted by SwissGambit
OK, this is like mirrored regular chess, so since I usually answer 1.d4 with Nf6, I'll answer 1.e4 with Nc6.
[fen]r1bkqbnr/pppppppp/2n5/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBKQBNR b - - 0 1[/fen]

Originally posted by dashkar
1.e4 Nc6 2.f4
[fen]r1bkqbnr/pppppppp/2n5/8/4PP2/8/PPPP2PP/RNBKQBNR b - - 0 1[/fen]

1.e4 Nc6
2.f4 b7

Originally posted by Kareemelbadry
1.e4 Nc6
2.f4 b7

[fen]r1bkqbnr/p1pppppp/1pn5/8/4PP2/4N3/PPPP2PP/RNBKQB1R b - - 0 1[/fen]

Originally posted by dashkar
1.e4 Nc6
2.f4 b7
3.Nf3
[fen]r1bkqbnr/p1pppppp/1pn5/8/4PP2/5N2/PPPP2PP/RNBKQB1R b - - 0 1[/fen]

Chess960 > The Queen on the K-Square...
[pgn][FEN "rnbkqbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBKQBNR w - - 0 1"] 1.e4 Nc6 2.f4 b6 3.Nf3 Bb7 [/pgn]
The created rule was, same player, can only make another move only every after 5-moves that passes by.
Everyone is encourage to play. 🙂

Originally posted by jcmessy
[b]Chess960 > The Queen on the K-Square...
[pgn][FEN "rnbkqbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBKQBNR w - - 0 1"] 1.e4 Nc6 2.f4 b6 3.Nf3 Bb7 [/pgn]
The created rule was, same player, can only make another move only every after 5-moves that passes by. Everyone is encourage to play. 🙂[/b]

Originally posted by dashkar
[pgn][FEN "rnbkqbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBKQBNR w - - 0 1"] 1.e4 Nc6 2.f4 b6 3.Nf3 Bb7 4.d4[/pgn]

Originally posted by SwissGambit
[pgn][FEN "rnbkqbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBKQBNR w - - 0 1"] 1.e4 Nc6 2.f4 b6 3.Nf3 Bb7 4.d4 e6[/pgn]