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English Random Chess. Standard chessmen on a 10x10 board, with randomized piece setup. (10x10, Cells: 100) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Sun, Jun 13, 2004 05:55 PM UTC:
It is similar to Brand X Random Chess, a game of mine that may well be a previously invented form of Baseline Chess. Most randomized Chess variants have been done on 8x8 boards. I don't know if anyone has ever done one on a 10x10 board before. So this game may well be a new one.

🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Sun, Jun 13, 2004 05:58 PM UTC:
I would suggest changing the name to something more distinctive, such as Decimal Random Chess. 'Random Chess' is already part of the names of other unrelated games, such 'Brand X Random Chess' and 'Fischer Random Chess'.

carlos carlos wrote on Fri, May 18, 2007 01:58 PM UTC:
which row is promotion on?

David Paulowich wrote on Fri, May 18, 2007 05:17 PM UTC:

'This true randomization leads to little or no set opening plays. From the off each player has to think logically on the merits of their initial position.' - Benjamin Clarke

The extra 36 squares already ensure that. For a similar idea, see Chess on a 12 by 12 board.


Jose Carrillo wrote on Wed, Jul 30, 2008 11:11 AM UTC:
I've created a new English Random Chess preset which provides automatically the random positions for both sides:
http://play.chessvariants.org/pbm/play.php?game%3DEnglish+Random+Chess%26settings%3DAlfaerie

j_carrillo_vii wrote on Tue, Aug 12, 2008 01:42 AM UTC:
English Random chess could benefit from the Bishop Adjustment rule for
those positions with Bishops in same color squares:
http://www.chessvariants.org/index/msdisplay.php?itemid=MSthebishopadjus

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