Friday, October 18, 2013

[xsryxknw] Point-symmetric chess

Consider a chess variant in which the initial position is point symmetric through the center, not plane symmetric.  That is, king faces queen and vice versa.  Castling amounts are likewise flipped.

The goal is to encourage more opposite-side castling in hopes of producing more decisive games.

Also try it in Chess960, in which the difference will be more pronounced.

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