Chess960 is a chess variant where all the pieces are shuffled around randomly. If you want to play regular chess, go to chess.com/play/online (assuming you're using the website) and select 10 minute rapid. It's the one with the green timer symbol.
why change basic layout of pieces on the chess board
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It was my first to play a member live. game called something like 'chess 960 live"
I was wanting to play a normally aligned board with chess pieces in normal positions.
taken by suprise to find the the non pawn pieces in a mixed up order. I am new on chess.com and was wanting to play a live person.
in a normal game. not skilled enough for a strange layout, while trying to get use to ready my and my counters parts next move.
is there a way to play on line with a normal chess piece alignment? like in real chess?