Talk:Generate random chess position

Can there be a white pawn in the first rank (and black in the last)? I was never taught that pawns have a reverse gear. --Tim-brown (talk) 08:56, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

Task description says The picking of pieces does not have to comply to a regular chess set and then goes on to give a variety of examples of "illegal" boards. --Rdm (talk) 09:36, 14 December 2015 (UTC)