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authorMarkus Uhlin <markus@nifty-networks.net>2023-12-07 21:31:49 +0100
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+wild
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+ Wild is a little different than the other categories of boards in that
+the starting positions are non-standard. Because wild games are fundamentally
+different than regular chess, they are rated separately from blitz and
+standard chess games. The wild ratings, however, do not take into account the
+time controls; all wild games are rated on the same basis.
+
+ Here are the major variations of wild that are rated:
+
+Style 0: White has the typical set-up at the start. Black's pieces are the
+same, except that the King and Queen are reversed, so they are not on the same
+files as White's King and Queen.
+
+Style 1: In this variant both sides have the same set of pieces as in normal
+chess. The white king starts on d1 or e1 and the black king starts on d8 or
+e8, and the rooks are in their usual positions. Bishops are always on
+opposite colors. Subject to these constraints the position of the pieces on
+their first ranks is random. Castling is done similarly to normal chess: o-o-
+o indicates long castling and o-o short castling.
+
+Style 2: In this variant the usual set of pieces is arranged randomly on the
+first and eighth ranks, with the constraint that Black's arrangement is always
+a mirror image of White's. Castling is not allowed.
+
+Style 3: In this variant the set of pieces is randomly chosen (subject to the
+constraint that there is one king of each color). It is quite possible to get
+more than the normal number of a given piece, such as three rooks or two
+queens. The pieces are placed on the first rank behind the pawns, the
+position of Black's pieces mirrors White's placement, and castling is not
+allowed.
+
+Style 4: In this variant a random set of pieces is generated. These pieces
+are placed randomly for White and Black behind the rank of pawns, subject to
+the constraint that the bishops must be balanced.
+
+Style 5: In this variant, each player has the usual set of pieces. However,
+they are placed in a very unusal position. Pawns start on their 7th rank
+rather than their 2nd rank! They are, therefore, one move away from becoming
+queens. The pieces are placed on their 8th rank rather than the 1st rank.
+When the game starts, it will look like the board is upside down, with White's
+pieces starting on Black's side of the board, and vice versa. But don't let
+this fool you.
+
+Style 8: In this variant, the major pieces are in the normal positions but
+the pawns are in their forth rank rather than their second rank.
+
+Bughouse -- Bughouse is a form of partner chess. Please see the special help
+files for it.
+
+See Also: boards bughouse bughouse_strat match
+
+[Last modified: December 17, 1995 -- Friar]
+