Could we get FisherRandom on Chess.com?

Nice idea.  It would be kind of cool to try it out.  I wrote a blog about it at http://blog.chess.com/kurtgodden/fischer-random-chess

 

mendelbot wrote:

I've been experimenting with Fischer Chess a little bit.  That is to say, I've been setting up some of the 960 variants manually.  

If we want to make it avaliable on chess.com, we need to find out three things: Who has access to the code for the Chess.com engine.  Who could alter it to implement it (probably a relatively simple task for someone with knowledge of Java, which I presume is the language it's based on). And finally, who are the administrators willing to make it happen.

 I think it would be a valuable addition to the site.  We should make direct contact with the admins and ask them.

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 I'm actually working right now as a Java Developer university co-op student.  If it's not too difficult, and the basic code for the chess engine is provided... I could take a stab at creating the coding logic based on the wikipedia logic.  I can't guarantee I'll be successful, but it'd be interesting and I wouldn't mind trying.

I think that rating and seeks should be common for traditional chess and for random variant. It is the most simple and most natural way to introduce this feature on site. 1) this is not another chess rule - this is generalization. 2) It is not a problem now to play games with different tabulated starting positions using the same rating and the same open seeks list. 3) Different ratings is a needless complication but we play here for fun - not for precise counting or money. Who really cares if I made my rating by A20 openning or B77 or E87? To beware of common rating is only a prejudice that will die away. Be brave, be the first who makes this merging - Grand Unification in chess! ;).

I've always really wanted to play chess960! I would love it if I could play that here!

I've tried it with a friend, no more than 2 days ago. It was amazingly fun. +1 for chess960 on chess.com!

I think it helps a lot to develop the sense of strategy of both players. And it gives positions that you never have seen before, and that seems really strange to our well trained eyes... =0

One of the positions we have begun with had both bishops on a and h, and the knights next to each other. It is so strange to begin with that, but so much fun!!

I will play chess960 more often now, and I would be very happy to do this on chess.com!

I support chess 960...Please considering adding it.

Yes!  I've been wanting to play FRChess ever since reading about it. Holla holla!

I think that's a great idea!...   I vote yes as well

A huge YES from me, I think this site has the potential to finally kick-start some serious interest in Fischer Random Chess. It would be a fantastic addition to an already wonderful site.

 

I would hope for separate ratings, but I would think seeks could go in the same place, with some sort of flag to identify the variant.

 

We could use the survey facility on the home page to vote on whether to call it Chess960 or Fischer Random. Think of the juicy rows we could have about that!

 

excuse me for being a follower, but I would love to play it.

 

I am sure the Admins already understand but the ratings would HAVE to be separate or risk alienating people 

Nice, count on me for supporting this.

Fritz has a similiar game mode and it is nice to play (shuffle chess). 

I vote YES! :D It would be great to have chess960.

 I don't think it can be particulary hard to program either. Remember after all, the site doesn't have to play chess960 - the users do. The only thing we need is a bit of code to randomize the back row every time a game starts. After that it is a regular chess board and regular movement rules all the way. (except for castling, but that's just another rule) Separate ratings are of course necessary. :)

Sounds Great!

Yes, this is a good idea

I like!

I played one game on 64squar.es, although it didn't actually implement the castling rules as for Chess960. It was more like Chess480.  Nevertheless, I liked it.  The game featured a setup where the queen was in one corner, and a bishop in the opposite corner, with a rook next to the Bishop.  Very dangerous to get the queen out.

 I recently held a Chess tournament in the Detroit area, and am planning on holding another one in the fall.  My tournaments are, and will always be, small, cheap, strictly amateur affairs.  For my first tournament, my more experienced collaborators talked me out of doing small sections for variants, but I think I'm going to do it next time.  If so, Chess960 will definitely be on the menu, along with Chinese, Japanese, and possibly Thai chess variants.  (Xiangqi, Shogi, and Makrook)

 If anyone reads this, and is near enough the Detroit area that he or she might attend, drop a note here and I'll try to notify you when I actually schedule the tournament.

Fairy chess

yes