Chess960

//ˌt͡ʃɛsnaɪ̯nˈsɪksti// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Fischer random chess. uncountable

    "Before a Chess960 game a starting position is randomly set up, subject to certain rules."

Example

More examples

"Before a Chess960 game a starting position is randomly set up, subject to certain rules."

Etymology

960 is the number of possible initial positions of Chess960.

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