I've played a few games in this position and it's actually pretty fun!!!
Do they have this yet? "Suffocation Chess" idea.
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6 days ago
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Stockfish says White has a +5 starting advantage, since White can immediately play Nxc5, forking the King and Rook.
21 hrs ago
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I was curious too, so I had Stockfish play the optimal game. Even with best play from Black, White will always win.
It’s a good variant on paper, but the game isn’t really fair, since White having the first move gives them a huge advantage that Black can’t outplay unless White makes a significant blunder. This would never happen in high-level games, so the winner would just be whoever gets White.
Do they have anything like this yet? If not, I think this would be a cool addition.