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Randompawns Chess (Chess 256) is a new take on the problem of creating a randomized initial position. The opening setup for the pawns is chosen randomly while satisfying the condition that the pawns must be either placed on the second or third rank. There are 256 possible configurations on the 8x8 board. All of them are sound and balanced, and fully playable. This implies a thourough kill of opening theory (except in one case of 256). Black's setup mirrors white's. In all other respects this game is the same as orthodox chess. The opening setup for the pieces on the first rank is the same as in orthodox chess. A zrf can be downloaded here. --Mats