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'''Chess960''', (or Fischer Random Chess)<br/>
a chess variant invented by former [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Champion World Chess Champion] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer Bobby Fischer], introduced on June 19, 1996 in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires Buenos Aires], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina Argentina] <ref>[http://www.chessvariants.org/diffsetup.dir/fischerh.html The birth of Fischer Random Chess] by [[Eric van Reem]]</ref> . Randomizing the pieces on its back rank has been known as ''Shuffle Chess'', but Chess960 introduces rules so that [[Castling|castling]] options are retained in all starting positions, one player's bishops must start on opposite-color squares, and the king must start on a square between the rooks, resulting in 960 unique positions, while the classical [[Initial Position|initial position]] is one of them. Chess960 practically handicaps the application of [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory opening theory] in classical chess with the [[Opening Book|memorization]] of opening moves, both for human as well for chess programs.
=See also=
* [[Chess960 Engines]]
* [[Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championship]]
=Publications=
* [[Reinhard Scharnagl]] ('''2004'''). ''[http://books.google.com/books/about/Fischer_Random_Schach.html?id=DEatvtAx9RQC&redir_esc=y Fischer-Random-Schach: (FRC/Chess 960)]''. Books on Demand, ISBN: 3833413220, 9783833413223 (German)
=Forum Posts=
==2005 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=439445 Chess960 Nullmove castling] by [[Gian-Carlo Pascutto]], [[CCC]], August 01, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=459898 Chess960: Arena castle vs X-FEN castle] by [[Matthias Gemuh]], [[CCC]], November 05, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=464214 Chess960 in Fritz9GUI and Winboard_frc] by [[Matthias Gemuh]], [[CCC]], November 24, 2005
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5579 supporting FRC questions] by [[Uri Blass]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], September 13, 2006
==2010 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=54528 FRC / Chess960 Engine with "Divided" Command] by [[Steve Maughan]], [[CCC]], December 02, 2014 » [[Perft]]
==2015 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=55274 Some Chess960/FRC positions to be confirmed] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], February 09, 2015 » [[Perft Results]]
=External Links=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess960 Chess960 from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess960_starting_position Chess960 starting position from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess960_numbering_scheme Chess960 numbering scheme from Wikipedia]
* [http://www.chessvariants.org/diffsetup.dir/fischer.html Fischer Random Chess]
* [http://www.chessvariants.org/diffsetup.dir/fischerh.html The birth of Fischer Random Chess] by [[Eric van Reem]]
* [http://www.dwheeler.com/essays/Fischer_Random_Chess.html Fischer Random Chess (Chess960)] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_A._Wheeler David A. Wheeler]
* [http://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/404FRC/ CCRL 40/4 FRC - Index] » [[CCRL]]
* [https://chessengines.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/chess960-league-2/ Chess960 League « Computer Chess News] by [[Alexander Schmidt]]
=References=
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'''Chess960''', (or Fischer Random Chess)<br/>
a chess variant invented by former [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Champion World Chess Champion] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer Bobby Fischer], introduced on June 19, 1996 in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires Buenos Aires], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina Argentina] <ref>[http://www.chessvariants.org/diffsetup.dir/fischerh.html The birth of Fischer Random Chess] by [[Eric van Reem]]</ref> . Randomizing the pieces on its back rank has been known as ''Shuffle Chess'', but Chess960 introduces rules so that [[Castling|castling]] options are retained in all starting positions, one player's bishops must start on opposite-color squares, and the king must start on a square between the rooks, resulting in 960 unique positions, while the classical [[Initial Position|initial position]] is one of them. Chess960 practically handicaps the application of [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory opening theory] in classical chess with the [[Opening Book|memorization]] of opening moves, both for human as well for chess programs.
=See also=
* [[Chess960 Engines]]
* [[Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championship]]
=Publications=
* [[Reinhard Scharnagl]] ('''2004'''). ''[http://books.google.com/books/about/Fischer_Random_Schach.html?id=DEatvtAx9RQC&redir_esc=y Fischer-Random-Schach: (FRC/Chess 960)]''. Books on Demand, ISBN: 3833413220, 9783833413223 (German)
=Forum Posts=
==2005 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=439445 Chess960 Nullmove castling] by [[Gian-Carlo Pascutto]], [[CCC]], August 01, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=459898 Chess960: Arena castle vs X-FEN castle] by [[Matthias Gemuh]], [[CCC]], November 05, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=464214 Chess960 in Fritz9GUI and Winboard_frc] by [[Matthias Gemuh]], [[CCC]], November 24, 2005
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5579 supporting FRC questions] by [[Uri Blass]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], September 13, 2006
==2010 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=54528 FRC / Chess960 Engine with "Divided" Command] by [[Steve Maughan]], [[CCC]], December 02, 2014 » [[Perft]]
==2015 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=55274 Some Chess960/FRC positions to be confirmed] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], February 09, 2015 » [[Perft Results]]
=External Links=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess960 Chess960 from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess960_starting_position Chess960 starting position from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess960_numbering_scheme Chess960 numbering scheme from Wikipedia]
* [http://www.chessvariants.org/diffsetup.dir/fischer.html Fischer Random Chess]
* [http://www.chessvariants.org/diffsetup.dir/fischerh.html The birth of Fischer Random Chess] by [[Eric van Reem]]
* [http://www.dwheeler.com/essays/Fischer_Random_Chess.html Fischer Random Chess (Chess960)] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_A._Wheeler David A. Wheeler]
* [http://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/404FRC/ CCRL 40/4 FRC - Index] » [[CCRL]]
* [https://chessengines.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/chess960-league-2/ Chess960 League « Computer Chess News] by [[Alexander Schmidt]]
=References=
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