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what is a chess variant ?

we could define a chess variant as a game based on original chess game and having one or several of these modifications :
- a different initial position of the pieces (like chess 960),
- different rules (like King on the Hill, 3-check ),
-new pieces (like Seirawan chess)

In fact, chess 960 is a group of 959 variants, added to standard chess, because there are 959 initial positions which differ from standard chess.

My remark is : in the King on the Hill and 3-check variants (as well as for other variants), why are the pieces placed as in standard chess ?
There's no reason, except the habit. The aim of a variant is to have fun with a new game, so, if we keep always the same initial position, there will be people studying for hours how to do the best opening and the game will become restricted.

My suggestion is simple : would it be possible to combine chess 960 and the new variants. That would be nice, a 3-check chess with random initial position ! The same with any other variant.
Thanks a lot !

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