Rich Hutnik wrote on Wed, Aug 5, 2009 07:47 PM EDT:
Shuffles have been proposed as a way to mix up the opening in chess
variants. I was curious if having a set number of formations could be
another approach. This line of reasoning came to mind when I was fiddling
with Near Chess and came up with Near vs Normal Chess. While the opening
lines of play isn't as varied as in shuffles, a formation (set arrangement
of pieces) does address weaknesses in the structure of how pieces are
arranged.
Anyhow, I was curious if anyone has given thought to the use of different
piece formations (set arrangements) as a compromise between an outright
shuffle, and a set static open.
Any thoughts here?
