Satranç960
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Chess960, also known as Fischer Random Chess, is a chess variant that randomizes the starting position of the pieces on the back rank. It was introduced by former world chess champion Bobby Fischer in 1996 to reduce the emphasis on opening preparation and to encourage creativity in play. Chess960 uses the same board and pieces as classical chess, but the starting position of the pieces on the players' is randomized, following certain rules. The random setup makes gaining an advantage through the memorization of openings unfeasible. Players instead must rely on their skill and creativity.
Key facts
- Game.title
- Chess960
- Game.image_size
- 260px
- Game.image_caption
- One of 960 possible starting setups. Black's setup always mirrors White's.
- Game.years
- Since June 19, 1996
- Game.players
- 2
- Game.setup_time
- ≈1 min + 1 min to determine starting position
- Game.playing_time
- Casual games: 10–60 minTournament games: from 10 min (fast chess) to 6 hours
- Game.random_chance
- Pieces are randomized
- Game.skills
- Strategy, tactics
- Game.AKA
- Fischer Random Chess
- Game.italic title
- no
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- chess variant
- Named after
- 960
- Sport
- chess
- Image
- Chess960 example init position.png
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- discoverer or inventor
- Bobby Fischer
- inception
- 1996-06-19
- Commons category
- Chess960
- Stack Exchange tag
- chess.stackexchange.com/tags/chess960
- practiced by
- chess player
- minimum number of players
- 2
- maximum number of players
- 2
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