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Subject: Re: How many chess Openings and variations in Chess960 positions are the

Author: Tony Nichols

Date: 18:39:33 07/07/05

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On July 07, 2005 at 20:47:33, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>Since the standard chess Opening is one of the 960 Fischer Random Positions, and
>there are many Standard chess openings, could we simply determine the amount of
>possible Chess960 openings by multiplying the amount of chess opening in the
>standard chess position by 960, or the process in much more complicated than
>that?
>
>Jorge

Hello Jorge,

 I think only practice can determine what openings are playable in specific
starting positions. Much like normal chess, Opening systems have to be
scrutinized by many strong players before we know their true value. It sounds
like a lifetime of fun, if you ask me!
Regards
Tony



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