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Show HN: Chess960v2.com – 960×960 asymmetric chess, 600/960 rounds done
Hi HN,I just hit a major milestone on my side project.I work a demanding day job, so I built a platform where Stockfish plays continuous self-play (2s/move to keep server load manageable) to analyze asymmetrical chess variants.In Chess960v2, White and Black independently choose any of the 960 valid setups, resulting in 921,600 possible starting combinations. I'm running a massive round-robin...
Re:Classical chess ranks 562nd of 960 starting positions after 460,800...
on Thursday August 27, 2026 @10:41AM (#49465676)
Stockfish 15.1
Classical chess ranks 562nd of 960 starting positions after 460,800 games
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Show HN: Chess960v2 – Over 100 Rounds Played (chess960v2.com)
Welcome to the Chess960v2 Era: An Experiment That Will Change Chess
Welcome to the Chess960v2 Era: An Experiment That Will Change Chess
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Re:Not all Chess960 positions are equally complex
on Monday January 12, 2026 @04:54AM (#46586258)
A global experiment has already been launched on chess960v2.com
Re:Chess isn't fair–so rearrange the pieces
on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @06:11PM (#46520188)
Chess960v2 – the first championship has officially started
Chess960v2 – Latest benchmark results, first championship launch coming soon
Chess960v2 : All 960 Fischer openings analyzed, full restart planned after fix
Re:Chess960v2 : All 960 Fischer openings analyzed, full restart planne...
on Saturday November 29, 2025 @11:17AM (#46088666)
At chess960v2.com, I'm running a full analysis of all 960 Fischer random chess starting positions using Stockfish self-play. Over 50% of the games have been completed — and while initial results looked stable, a deep review revealed a troubling anomaly: no castling occurred in any game.
The cause wasn't time pressure (0.5s per move), but a logical bug in the system: although castling was technically possible, the engine failed to recognize valid conditions during play. This distorted the data significantly, as castling is a key strategic element, especially in asymmetric setups.
The bug has now been found and fixed. A full restart with clean data is planned. The time control will be increased from 0.5s to 1 second per move — improving stability and evaluation quality, though the core issue was logical, not temporal.
The project is open-source — code is available for anyone to run longer sessions (5s, 30s, 1min+) to study position balance and fairness.
Upcoming features include online multiplayer with custom starting positions, and later, a hidden pieces mode (in development), where only pawns are shown, and players must scout to discover the true location of enemy pieces.
Brief downtime may occur in 1–2 days due to an IP address change. Feedback welcome, especially from those interested in chess asymmetry, engine-driven analysis, and novel game design.
Show HN: Chess960v2 – The New Fischer Random Chess (over 400 rounds played)
Show HN: Chess960v2 – The New Fischer Random Chess (over 300 rounds played)
The Classical Chess Starting Position Is Not Ideal. Its Rating Is Below Average
Show HN: Chess960v2 – Over 200 Rounds Played
Show HN: Chess960^2 is now open source
Re:Show HN: Chess960^2 is now open source
on Tuesday November 11, 2025 @08:24AM (#45887008)
No, not yet. Right now it's a tournament where Stockfish plays against itself from different starting positions — each of the 960 white setups will play against each of the 960 black setups (a full tournament will consist of 921,600 games). This is an experiment to understand which starting positions are most balanced. In about a week, online play will be available, where each player can create their own starting position (it's almost ready, just waiting for my day off).
Show HN: Chess960^2 is now open source
Show HN: Chess960v2 – 100 Rounds Done, Some Openings Still Undefeated
The chess960v2 project is a self-play tournament where Stockfish plays through all 960 Fischer Random starting positions to explore asymmetry, fairness, and opening theory evolution. So far, over 100 rounds have been completed—and intriguingly, several starting positions remain undefeated (no losses for either side when playing as White or Black).Currently in test phase with a 0.5s/move time...
Show HN: Chess960v2–over 70 rounds played,some starting positions are undefeated
Show HN:chess960v2–over 55 rounds played, some starting positions are undefeated
Show HN: Chess960v2 – Stockfish tournament with different starting positions
Re:Show HN: Chess but you make your own starting position
on Monday November 03, 2025 @09:45AM (#45799529)
Interesting! I launched the chess960v2.com project a couple of days ago! I'm actively working on the online game, and I think it'll be ready in a couple of days. Why 39 points of material?
Re:Show HN: Chess960v2 – Stockfish tournament with different starting ...
on Sunday November 02, 2025 @08:17AM (#45790087)
chess960^2