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nounChess960 (uncountable)
- uncountableboard gamesSynonym of Fischer random chess.
Before a Chess960 game a starting position is randomly set up, subject to certain rules.
2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, page 28Synonyms: Fischer random chess
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nounSynonym of Fischer random chess.
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960 is the number of possible initial positions of Chess960.
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Chess960. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chess960
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