@Skittle-Head said in #9:
> This variant of chess is very fun.
> A screen is placed in the middle of the board, dividing each side of the board.
> The players then can place their chessmen in any position they wish, on their side. (No pawns on the back rank)
> The screen is lifted and the game begins.
> Kind of like starting out in middle game.
> Castling is allowed if the king and rook are in their normal starting chess positions.
> En passant is allowed.
> It was fun coming up with various starting positions, that were effective.
> Try it, fun to play! - :]
That's not a variant. You didn't specify when the screen would be lifted. It has all standard rules of chess. Shouldn't be called a variant. I mean how would you classify it as variant.
> This variant of chess is very fun.
> A screen is placed in the middle of the board, dividing each side of the board.
> The players then can place their chessmen in any position they wish, on their side. (No pawns on the back rank)
> The screen is lifted and the game begins.
> Kind of like starting out in middle game.
> Castling is allowed if the king and rook are in their normal starting chess positions.
> En passant is allowed.
> It was fun coming up with various starting positions, that were effective.
> Try it, fun to play! - :]
That's not a variant. You didn't specify when the screen would be lifted. It has all standard rules of chess. Shouldn't be called a variant. I mean how would you classify it as variant.