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Chess960

/ˌt͡ʃɛsnaɪ̯nˈsɪksti/

Chess960 noun: synonym of Fischer random chess.

Noun

Chess960 (uncountable)

  1. Synonym 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 28

Synonyms of Chess960

Origin of Chess960

960 is the number of possible initial positions of Chess960.

Words formed from Chess960

  • 960

Questions about Chess960

What does Chess960 mean?
Chess960 means synonym of Fischer random chess.
What part of speech is Chess960?
Chess960 is a noun.
How do you pronounce Chess960?
Chess960 is pronounced /ˌt͡ʃɛsnaɪ̯nˈsɪksti/.

Words near Chess960 in the dictionary

  1. chess-like
  2. chess-piece
  3. chess-pieces
  4. chess-player
  5. chess-players
  6. Chess960
  7. chessaholic
  8. chessboard
  9. chessboard distance
  10. chessboard distances
  11. chessboardlike

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