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Fischer random chess

Fischer random chess noun: a chess variant that differs from standard chess in that the pieces on the back ranks are almost completely shuffled.

Noun

Fischer random chess (uncountable)

  1. A chess variant that differs from standard chess in that the pieces on the back ranks are almost completely shuffled.
    Synonyms:
    Chess960

Synonyms of Fischer random chess

Origin of Fischer random chess

Coined by chess player Bobby Fischer in 1996.

Questions about Fischer random chess

What does Fischer random chess mean?
Fischer random chess means a chess variant that differs from standard chess in that the pieces on the back ranks are almost completely shuffled.
What part of speech is Fischer random chess?
Fischer random chess is a noun.

Words near Fischer random chess in the dictionary

  1. Fischer esterifications
  2. Fischer indole syntheses
  3. Fischer indole synthesis
  4. Fischer projection
  5. Fischer projections
  6. Fischer random chess
  7. Fischer's chameleon
  8. Fischer's chameleons
  9. Fischer's lovebird
  10. Fischer's lovebirds
  11. Fischer-Tropsch process

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