Why does it say "custom position" in game for me?

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Genki612

What the title says.
 

Genki612
manekapa wrote:

Which game was this?

It's for all my games actually now, before it'd show like starting positions, now every game just says that no matter what

CuteEllieZhu
Once there are moves, it isn’t the starting position anymore. So, it’s like you and your opponent changed the position my moving and turned custom. And it is not a particular opening, so it says custom position, there you go! Hope this helps. And if I’m wrong just correct me 😑
BananaDope2691

Cute Elli Zhu, no, I have that too, it does that even for Caro Khann or Italian

SeanTheSheep021

Maybe you started with(out) a/an (extra) piece at the start. Also, are you actually North Korean…? ummmm

rjones27

I also have this problem. The opening explorer has broken for me, idk why.

BlackDario

Same problem here.

yoshimaroon1

yeah, I have the same problem as well. What I though is maybe they are trying to hide opening name so as to prevent people from knowing their position are still in theory?? I'm so confused

Bewu_God2

same

Bewu_God2

help me

killakeef23

Lol.... This site has gotten complacent thinking it's the only platform for CHESS chess... I probably won't even play games here anymore how bad it is. I'm just a normie, and if that's my sentiment, they've already lost a lot of the even more-normal normies

Bewu_God2

omg dont discriminate chess.com!

dzrp0003

Same problem!

SGP_Chess2
Genki612 wrote:

What the title says.
 

Bro... it is possible that you maybe are playing Chess960 and you are allowed to play the exact moves... I mean those are legal... right?

Fr3nchToastCrunch

This happened to me just now as well. Completely standard game. I was black, if that's important.

AkosXSZ

Has been happening more and more lately. Not all the time, but more often than not.

This devalues the experience a lot.