| 1 | p.boxed |
| 2 | | White pieces start on the eigth rank, black pieces start on the first rank. |
| 3 | |
| 4 | figure.diagram-container |
| 5 | .diagram |
| 6 | | fen:RNBQKBNR/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/rnbqkbnr: |
| 7 | figcaption Initial deterministic position |
| 8 | |
| 9 | p. |
| 10 | All orthodox rules apply, except for castling. |
| 11 | Pawns are very vulnerable, their role seems mostly to limit pieces movements. |
| 12 | |
| 13 | h3 Source |
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| 15 | p |
| 16 | | The variant is mentioned on |
| 17 | a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/other.dir/modest-various.html") |
| 18 | | this page |
| 19 | | . |
| 20 | |
| 21 | p Inventor: Jeff "Cavebear" Stroud (1998) |