RandomChess

Alejandro Formanek

About this game

Tired of every chess game starting the same way? Welcome to RandomChess, the strategic evolution of the world's most famous board game.

In RandomChess, the board is yours before the first move. We keep the classic rules you already know, but we eliminate the rigidity of the starting position so your creativity is what wins the game.

How to play?
The essence remains the same, but with a fundamental twist:

Custom Deployment: Before starting, place your 16 pieces in any square within your first two rows.

Respect Your Army: You must use the exact number of original pieces (8 pawns, 2 rooks, 2 knights, 2 bishops, 1 queen, and 1 king).

Total Freedom: Want to tuck your King into a protected corner? Or prefer to launch your Queen from the flank? You decide the formation!

Why choose RandomChess?

Goodbye memory, hello tactics: Forget about studying opening books. Classic "Opening Theory" is useless here; what matters is your adaptability and game vision from second zero.

Unique matches: With millions of possible starting combinations, every board presents a completely new tactical challenge. You’ll never play the same game twice.

For all levels: If you're a beginner, you won't feel at a disadvantage against someone who memorized moves. If you're an expert, you'll test your true mastery in unforeseen situations.

RandomChess is the chess you've always known, but with the freedom you've always wanted. Download it now and prove who the real strategist is!

What’s new

Initial release of RandomChess! Design your own starting formation, place your pieces anywhere in the first two rows, and challenge the world with your own strategy.