The other chess variants. 1. No-castling 10 (no castling for first 10 moves) 2. Stalemate = win (forcing stalemate leading to a win instead of draw) 3. Pawn one square (pawns moving by one square) 4.

In the game between chess and artificial intelligence, Google DeepMind's researchers have made yet another move, this time teaming up with ex-chess world champion Vladimir Kramnik to design and ...

No-castling chess provoked rich new patterns for keeping the king safe, he says. A more extreme change, self-capture chess, in which a player can take their own pieces, proved even more alluring.

Another variant is no-castling chess, championed by former world champion Vladimir Kramnik and supported by Carlsen. In this variant, the only modified rule is the prohibition of castling.

About a year ago, Kramnik introduced the “no-castling” method to chess. This new variant developed by the Alpha Zero/Deep Mind team and Vladimir Kramnik compels players to deviate from ...

No-castling chess provoked rich new patterns for keeping the king safe, he says. A more extreme change, self-capture chess, in which a player can take their own pieces, proved even more alluring.

With the safety net clipped in the 'no-castling' variant, ... has been employing AI-propelled computer programs Alpha Zero and DeepMind to explore the possibilities for a 'no-castling' chess ...