Chess960

English

Etymology

960 is the number of possible initial positions of Chess960.

Pronunciation

  • chess nine-sixty
  • enPR: chĕsnīnsĭksʹtē IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃɛsnaɪ̯nˈsɪksti/

Noun

Chess960 (uncountable)

  1. (chess) Synonym of Fischer random chess.
    • 2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE‎[1], page 28:
      Before a Chess960 game a starting position is randomly set up, subject to certain rules.

Derived terms

  • 960
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