Why is it called chess 960?

The reason it's called Chess960 is because there are 960 possible positions. The randomization has to follow certain rules, such as allowing for light squared and dark squared bishops and placing the king between the two rooks for queenside and kingside castling.

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2024-02-10 02:08:30

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What is chess loss called?
In chess, a blunder is a critically bad move or other poor decision, severely worsening the player's position by allowing a loss of material, checkmate, or anything similar.
2024-02-19 08:13:15

Why is it called bongcloud chess?
The self-destructive opening
opening
White starts by playing 1.e4 (moving their king pawn two spaces). This is the most popular opening move and it has many strengths—it immediately works on controlling the center, and it frees two pieces (the queen and a bishop). The oldest openings in chess follow 1.e4.
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Chess opening - Wikipedia
(2 Ke2) is known as the bongcloud for a simple reason: you'd have to be stoned to the gills to think it was a good idea.
2024-02-13 23:48:44

What was chess called in india?
Chaturanga
Chaturanga
This precursor of modern chess originated in the northern Indian subcontinent during the Gupta empire. 'Chaturanga' translates as 'the four divisions', meaning infantry, cavalry, elephantry, and chariotry. They were the four divisions of an Indian army at the time, and no doubt the game was thought of as a war-game.
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is first known from the Gupta Empire in India around the 6th century CE. In the 7th century, it was adopted as chatrang
chatrang
Shatranj (Arabic: شطرنج; Persian: شترنج; from Middle Persian chatrang چترنگ) is an old form of chess, as played in the Sasanian Empire. Its origins are in the Indian game of chaturaṅga.
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Shatranj - Wikipedia
(shatranj) in Sassanid Persia, which in turn was the form of chess brought to late-medieval Europe.
2023-12-08 00:44:17

What is 960 arena chess?
Chess960, or Fischer Random, is a variant invented by the late World Champion Bobby Fischer. The rules of the game are the same as standard chess, but in an effort to reduce the impact of opening theory, the pieces have been randomly shuffled on each player's back rank.
2023-08-02 18:24:54

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