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All other rules, like ''[[en passant]]'' capture or [[castling]], are the same or similar to [[Chess]] although "symmetric castling" instead of "normal castling" is used. Sub-variants exist wherein the pawns do not have the ability to step two spaces forward with their first move.
Out of the 12,118 [[Capablanca random chess|Capablanca Random Chess]] positions recognized by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], ''Optimized Chess'' is one of only two positions that exist- the other is [[Embassy Chess]]- that possesses all of the following criteria
* All 10 pawns are defended at least once.
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