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why is the board set differently in the 8th chess.com chess 960 quick knockout tournament ?

Martin_Stahl
Treverton wrote:

why is the board set differently in the 8th chess.com chess 960 quick knockout tournament ?

 

What do you mean exactly? Differently from what?

Treverton

On half of the games on my screen the board is set with bishops at a1 and b1 with rook at c1

Treverton

And knight at d1

Treverton
Martin_Stahl wrote:
Treverton wrote:

why is the board set differently in the 8th chess.com chess 960 quick knockout tournament ?

 

What do you mean exactly? Differently from what?

bishops at a1 and b1 rook at c1 and knight at d1 ??

 

Treverton
Treverton wrote:
Martin_Stahl wrote:
Treverton wrote:

why is the board set differently in the 8th chess.com chess 960 quick knockout tournament ?

 

What do you mean exactly? Differently from what?

bishops at a1 and b1 rook at c1 and knight at d1 ??

Not to mention the queen...lol

 

lildasx

it is chess 960. That is a variant where the pieces are set up differently https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fischer_random_chess

Treverton

Thank you, will have a look now