Chess960 Explained!

10x8 is fine, but I also like games on an Infinite Plane. Wanna play a game? I'll meet you (here). This thread is for people who want to discuss chess-960.

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It depends on the position of the bishops because sometimes you need to reveal the bishop early in order to pin an opposing pawn in place. For example if you have a bishop that happens to be a move away from pinning a pawn to the opponent's King, you might consider this move first.

In addition, consider that minor pieces on the edges are better developed earlier than more central minor pieces. So Knights on the edge are better to bring out earlier than a Knight that is centrally located and already contributing to your defense.

Does that make sense?

Neoliminal's answer is good. But I think moving knights before bishops can be good for this reason: In the opening you want to move each piece only once, and get it in the right spot right away. With a knight, you almost can never go wrong. It can only jump 2 away, so a knight's move is the right move. But a bishop can travel 1 square, or many squares. So wait till you see what your opponent does first, and then move your bishops. There's exceptions to every rule, but I think the lasker rule you mentioned is good for normal chess, chess-960, and probably other variant games which have both those pieces.

(It's fun to think about chess again without scary Griffons and Chancellors)!

Apparently the game pieces in Monopoly aren't as sacred as the pieces in chess. Every so often there's a vote, and the worst piece gets kicked out, and a new one introduced. I think the wheelbarrow was kicked out, and now there's a cat:

Here's the cat:

I think next year we should try to get some chess pieces added to Monopoly!