Each player has 1 King, 2 Queens, 3 Rooks, 3 Bishops, 5 Knights, and 10 Pawns.

Pawns are placed on the third row.

Second row: Rook, Knight, Bishop, Knight, Queen, King, Knight, Bishop, Knight, Rook.

First row: the four remaining pieces (Rook, Knight, Bishop, and Queen) are placed randomly anywhere on the first row.

Additional rules:

1. All FIDE rules apply.
2. Pawns promote on the tenth rank.