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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.
I'm sure shuffled pieces have been a thing, there's also Really Bad Chess which gives you different piece quantities entirely.
"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.