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this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2025
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I wonder how the top chess players would do if there were random games where the rook, knight and bishop are reordered (still symmetrical though)
Is that a certain type of game that people do?
I imagine it would destroy most typical game patterns.
You will probably like this
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess960
There have already been championships and magnus carlsen is a great supporter of this version.
"Freestyle" chess (aka "960" or "Fischer Random") has gained a lot of popularity lately. Big tournaments with big funding, spearheaded by Magnus Carlson.
It's what you're describing, except it's the entire back row, including the king and queen.
I'm sure shuffled pieces have been a thing, there's also Really Bad Chess which gives you different piece quantities entirely.