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Subj:
Fischer
random Chess
Date:
7/8/2002 1:19:57 PM Mountain Daylight Time
From: C. A. Bonilla
To:
service@chess-poster.com
Have you ever heard about a kind of Chess
invented by Fischer which is called "Random Chess"? What,
and how is it? What's the purpose?
Thank you very much.
C. A. Bonilla
chess-poster.com
Hello Carlos,
Bobby Fischer, a former world Chess
champion, proposed a variant of Orthodox Chess wherein the
initial setup of pieces is chosen randomly. Fischer thereby
joined the ranks of other former world champions, such as
Capablanca, who proposed changes to the rules of
Chess -- none of which were ever
implemented.
Fischer Random Chess is somewhat similar to the older Shuffle
Chess, or Prechess (or other related variants), yet has a unique
style of its own. An extensive introduction and history of the
game was written by Eric van Reem.
Setup:
Fischer Random Chess is played with an Orthodox Chess set but
employs a randomly generated array.
Each new setup is determined by a computer program (or manual
procedure) which assigns starting squares according to the
following guidelines:
-All remaining white pieces are placed
on the first rank.
-The white King is placed somewhere
between the two white Rooks.
-The white Bishops are placed on
opposite-colored squares.
-The black pieces are placed
equal-and-opposite the white pieces.
Pieces:
Orthodox Chess pieces are used exclusively.
Rules:
Orthodox Chess rules apply when applicable.
Castling may be performed under the following conditions:
-Neither King nor Rook
have moved.
-The King is not in check before or
after castling.
-All squares between King and Rook are
vacant.
-No square through which the King must
move is under attack.
-When King and Rook cannot move
equidistant, the King moves the
shorter distance.
Source:
http://www.chessvariants.com/diffsetup.dir/fischer.html
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