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In the game of chess, is there any way for White’s pieces to all be in their original starting positions while..........

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In the game of chess, is there any way for White’s pieces to all be in their original starting positions while Black has at least one piece out of its original starting position? As shown in the picture below.

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posted Jan 11, 2017 by Saif Khanam

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