Two chess players each submit a deterministic opening book (only one move per position) to a trusted arbiter who plays through the opening until one opening book ends. The resulting position is announced as the start position for the game. There's some tricky bits of what to do with the other player's opening book which still has some moves, and what to do if the game transposes back into someone's opening book.
Perhaps players are permitted a device which can provide them suggestions from their deterministic opening book.
If a not-entirely-trusted arbiter is to play through the opening, can something clever be done with cryptography so the arbiter cannot access lines which are not played? Perhaps homomorphic encryption.
No need to memorize opening theory, and it sort of captures the Chess960 feeling of an unpredictable start position and the need to start thinking from move 1.
Previously: Slightly Advanced Chess
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