Fisher's Random Chess(960)

Throughout chess history, there have been attempts to add more variety to the starting positions in order to reduce the importance of memorizing opening theory. Many of these attempts have involved randomizing how the pieces are arranged at the beginning of a game. In 1996, former World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer introduced the variant that is today known as Chess960, the most popular of these variants today. Learning how to play Chess960 is quite simple, because most of the rules are exactly the same as in standard chess! All the pieces move in the same ways, and you still win by checkmating the opponent's king. The only difference is in the initial setup: while the pawns are still on the second rank, the order of the first rank pieces is randomized.