It’ll be weird as hell
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idk
maybe people will still do similar openins
the problem is after e4/e5 black can't play b5/b4
would you still be able to castle and play en passant?
Development would be a lot harder. The kings should look for safety on the back ranks and lots of the pieces will go in front of them. I think it'll just come down to the pawn play.
very weird, there would be much more early contact and crazy play
the back rows could be used for hiding the king or rerouting pieces
yeah
A game played by the analysis engine:
Like icy said, the back ranks were used a lot in rerouting the pieces
But the queens were traded instead of the kings hiding, without castling it may be a bit tricky
How would opening theory and middlegames change? The evaluation here is the same as the normal starting position.