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Chess324 – A Chess Variant to Reduce Draws
, (or Kaufman Random Chess) a chess variant invented by Larry Kaufman, introduced on Aug 12, 2022 in CCC, [1]. In the variant, all Kings, Rooks, Pawns are in their original locations as chess but other pieces are placed randomly in their first and last ranks, with no symmetry requirement between two sides, with the only restriction for bishops of each side must be on different colored squares.
In the variant, all Kings, Rooks, Pawns are in their original locations as chess but other pieces are placed randomly in their first and last ranks, with no symmetry requirement between two sides, with the only restriction for bishops of each side must be on different colored squares. The main purpose of the variant is to reduce the number of draw games. Variant name (in PGN file): should use “chess324” UCI engines: should use option UCI_variant and string "chess324"
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