so do i..i love it
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I've just started playing it. It's great.
you are right kiwi..it will make our tactic will be great
Yes, it's interesting! :D
Opening theory doesn't need here anymore. It's more likely to be a strategy game at the opening. :D
we need more insting and lucky to win.. and opening theory is not work in this game :-)
Tequila and Blind folds. For my opponent that is.
It will improve my game greatly.
Develop, develop and mate.
Chess 960 is mystery and unique..no body knows early position.. but when we can play.. it will make our game better better and better
No mystery if you notice. Players look for mate at move 0 in a game. Then they develop pieces to agains look for mate. The biggest problem is the Knights get one of them out early near the center or your opponet will and again to mate as they can get near the king quickly.
If they defend against that then play it like you would play an opening: develop your pieces near center. Castle. Try to win material by pin or fork. Open up every file you can open up as this is Chess 960 and your opponent king is not as same in this game.
royal. i think you know exactly about it.. i hope next time we can play chess 960.. and you can teach me something
Openings are completely different, obviously, but the principles are the same.
With a major twist -- certain 960 positions have huge weaknesses which can be exploited
if the opponent doesn't notice them.
So the first thing to do is thoroughly analyze the initial position.
Which pawns are undefended, if any?
Are there any immediate tactics,
like a pawn move which immediately opens a discovered attack
or pin by a bishop or queen?
What pieces must be moved in order to castle?
By moving pawns/pieces out of the way to castle,
does the position on that side become too weak to castle there?
Do the opposing pieces start on squares which already attack the castled position?
What squares do the knights control when developed to the 3rd/6th rank?
Can a knight deliver smothered mate in 3 from the start position,
if the defender is unwary and makes their initial moves elsewhere?
(this is indeed possible, I've played one of the positions where it could happen)
As mentioned in the post that Mike linked, castling can be a nice surprise or a horrible shock.
The mechanics of how to do it in the interface are also a little weird
---------- sometimes you must place the king on the rook on that side.
There are some positions where the game will interpret the normal castling gesture
(moving the king to the square it would occupy) as a king move.
Don't let it fool you into thinking castling isn't available.
And there are a lot of start positions where the king and
rook actually both move in the same direction,
when castling on the side opposite from where the king is.
In standard chess positions, the knights start on opposite colors, one each dark and light.
Half of the 960 positions start the knights on the same color,
in which case the knight development patterns are completely different than standard.
And in standard, knights on f3/c3/f6/c6 don't block bishops, but in 960 they often do.
Likewise, in standard the bishops are on opposite halves of the board and
start off criss-cross with each other,
but there are some 960 positions where they are on the same side and parallel, and
some where they start off almost useless.
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Pikachulord6
Regarding castling, I have found that if you just move the king two squares
(towards the kingside or queenside),
it will be interpreted as 'castling'
no matter how many squares the king is supposed to move.
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Chess_Addict
Dear teammates, I have noticed there are some good Chess960 players in our group.
I think it would be very useful and interesting to talk about Chess960.
Since I am quite new to it please take the below as an opening low-quality post
that will be hopefully followed by better strategy tips.
When I play Chess960 I usually follow a couple of general "rules".
1. Develop your Knights first
Opening is a very important part of every chess game.
It is not easy to play it when it comes to 960.
As far as I know there`s no "opening book" and
we have to really think of every single move from the beginning.
I found out that the best thing I can do is to develop my Knights first.
They seem to be more powerful in 960 openings and
they can usually prevent some awkward opponents` moves (traps)
that can lose the game in first 3 or 4 moves.
2. Watch your opponet`s Queen and Bishops
Either Queens or Bishop(s) are often placed on squares like a1, b1, etc.
which means they can attack our (often unprotected) pieces as early as on move 2.
I`ve seen and played quite a few games where a player didn`t notice such a threat and
their opponent gained decisive advantage during first few moves just by capturing pieces
that couldn`t be protected.
3. Castling
When I play standard chess I usually try to castle by move 8.
I think castling is the most complicated thing to get used to in 960.
It is too easy to forget my opponent can still castle when their King and
Rooks are not where they "should be".
When I look at the below position my mind tells me
White must have moved their King and Rook(s) and thus may not castle.
Amazing.. your explenation very completly..thanks for the lesson Royal. i am really apprecited it 
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when i play chess 960 the first think.. i will offense which pawns are undefended
I used to play Fischer chess(Chess 960) at another site. I was shaking in my boots every game. The difference that allowed me to get better is that here we have games that only count towards your Chess 960 rank . At the other site whatever game you played counted against your rank.
Trust me the other player is more scared than you are playing chess 960. Just go after them like it was your only chance to continue playing again by winning. But be patient with each move take 2 minutes to make a move. Even if you have to sit on your hands. Even if the move is obvious in Chess 960. Develop good habits.
I love this game very much