Author: Reinhard Scharnagl
Date: 08:20:02 02/07/04
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On February 07, 2004 at 10:46:51, Bob Durrett wrote: >On February 07, 2004 at 10:32:37, Reinhard Scharnagl wrote: >>On February 07, 2004 at 09:56:45, Bob Durrett wrote: >OK, I read the entire English Language portion. [It was hard to read because >the words were italicized.] > >Nowhere did I see the issue, about favorable vs unfavorable arrangements, >addressed. Sorry for that things had not become clear enough. I had hoped so by that pages. >>>I do not know much about FRC [Fischer Random Chess] and am unlikely to play any >>>FRC games but have been wondering whether or not Fischer's main purpose in >>>inventing FRC is really achieved. In my view he had succesfully done this. But it would be noticed first when it would be much wider accepted. >>>If one selects an initial position for White, is there a Black piece arrangement >>>which puts up maximum resistance? Is there a Black position which puts Black at >>>a terrible disadvantage? The question clearly comes from a traditional point of chess view. Because the initial positions have to be established immediately before starting a new game of FRC possibly encountered weaknesses for one side are neither obvious nor to be detected in short time. Moreover such assymetries may happen but randomly do not favor one special person. >>>I do not know how many possible arrangements of pieces are legal in FRC initial >>>positions. Maybe someone can say. There are 960 starting positions for FRC, and both sides have to be build up symmetrically. >>>Suppose there are n possible [legal] initial positions for White and m possible >>>[legal] initial positions for Black. [Is n = m?] >>> >>>Maybe the outcome of the game is more dependent on the luck of the draw than on >>>one's ability to play chess. If one is unlucky enough to get an unfavorable >>>arrangement of pieces, the game may heavily favor the opponent. The exact >>>opposite might also occur, making wins not something to be proud of either. >>> >>>What is the real truth in this matter? It seems to me as if you may think that beginning with assymetrical starting positions for White and Black could happen. That is not true for FRC. >>Have a look at my FRC pages (now migrated to CompuServe): >> >>[http://homepages.compuserve.de/rescharn/Compu/fullchess1_e.html] Sorry again - I thought that pages should have been able to clear things up. Regards, Reinhard.
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