Chess oddds

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Avatar of johnmusacha

I know most "odds games" involve removing a piece or the F-pawn. 

But has anyone thought of playing an odds game where the handicapped player starts his position with no pawns at all?  How would that work out?

Avatar of waffllemaster

It should be impossible to win, with the king exposed like that.

But also... because you're down 8 pawns lol

Avatar of robotjazz

totally unfair, but I'm sure Morphy would find a way to win. Only awsome tactics on one side and a ton of blunders from the other would allow the pawnless sde to win.

Avatar of artfizz

These discussion mention some similarly off-the-wall odds methods ...

handicapping-systems---levelling-the-playing-field

handicapped-games

removing-pieces-as-a-handicap

pet-handicapping

handicapping-system-for-new-players