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Subject: Re: Chess960 Nullmove castling

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 03:38:29 08/01/05

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On August 01, 2005 at 06:35:45, Tony Werten wrote:

>On August 01, 2005 at 05:33:59, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>
>>[D]bbnqnrkr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BBNQNRKR w HFhf -
>>
>>1. O-O
>>
>>Legal or not?
>
>No BUT:
>
>[D]rbnqnrkb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBNQNRKB w HFhf -
>
>
>I saw XiniX play O-O in such a sort position. The only playable nullmove :(

It's not a legal starting position.

The starting position for Fischer random chess must meet the following rules:

-->   * The white king is placed somewhere between the two white rooks.

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GCP



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