The Playchess server supports a number of variations of chess. These are to be found in the "Thematic chess" rooms.

In the "Eight pawns" room the games are played with eight pawns and no pieces.

The "Shuffle chess" room is for Fischer Random chess, without the special castling rules. There are 960 different start positions, and every day a new one is chosen at random.

"Thematic games" start with a specific opening. Any player who has at least the rank of "Bishop" can enter the theme moves by starting a new broadcast in the Thematic games room. You can also enter a position from which the games can start.

The Thematic chess rooms are not visible to visitors with older versions of the program.

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