Dave Coffin wrote on Fri, Nov 1, 2002 02:32 AM UTC:Good ★★★★
I found a simpler procedure to set up Fischer Random Chess.
It doesn't require computers, dice, or lookup tables:
(1) Put the eight white pieces in a bag. Draw them one by one
and place them on squares a1, b1, ... h1.
(2) If the bishops are on the same color, look at the following
pairs: a1-b1, c1-d1, and e1-f1. Swap the leftmost pair that
contains a bishop.
(3) If the king is not between his rooks, swap the king with
the closer rook.
All 960 legal positions are equally likely to result from
this method.
I found a simpler procedure to set up Fischer Random Chess. It doesn't require computers, dice, or lookup tables: (1) Put the eight white pieces in a bag. Draw them one by one and place them on squares a1, b1, ... h1. (2) If the bishops are on the same color, look at the following pairs: a1-b1, c1-d1, and e1-f1. Swap the leftmost pair that contains a bishop. (3) If the king is not between his rooks, swap the king with the closer rook. All 960 legal positions are equally likely to result from this method.