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In article <4ruo3e$m6n@ns.oar.net> snoopy@jbic.com (Nicholas Kline) writes:
>Does the white square have to be on the players bottom right side? In

Yes.

>other words: does the right rook have to be on a white sqaure? I was

Yes.

>always told it had to be. If true, why does this matter?

It matters because most chess players are picky. Technically, nothing much
would change if the colors on the board were reversed (though the sayings
such as "Queen goes on her color" and so forth would be wrong...
According to the Official Rules, if the board is set up this way and someone
notices early (first five moves, I think...), the game is reset. If it goes
undetected, the game continues as-is. The reversed colors may distract
expert chess players, but mathematically it changes nothing.

Oh, and proper 'Nettiquite dictates a four-line-or-less signature file,
NOT a forty-or-fifty line long picture of Snoopy, not matter HOW cute.
Some people have to pay for their newsfeeds. 
Not a flame -- just a clue. I *do* like Snoopy, but this isn't the place...


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