Answers.Body: <p>You can play it in <a href="https://lichess.org/editor" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://lichess.org/editor</a>.
  Chose your default opening, or just customize it, then click in 'Continue from here'.
  You can chose if you want to play with with engine or with a friend.</p>
  
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Body: <p>With a human vs. computer, simply set Stockfish to <code>depth == 1</code> and play it. Or, you can choose another (weaker) engine.</p>
  
  <p>With a human vs. human <em>online</em>, is it possible to set the starting position? If so, what is the website?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: If you are looking for a certain opening to play, there are some websites which host e.g. themed tournaments from time to time. If you are talking about playing a specific position of your choice against a specific opponent, I have never seen that anywhere before (Chess.com, lichess, ICC, PlayChess).
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Comments.Text: @TMM Which websites, and what do you mean by _themes_?
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Comments.Text: I mean "themed tournaments" where the starting position is some opening variation. I've seen such tournaments on lichess (live) and on Chess.com (correspondence). I think on lichess such tournaments can be created by users, so probably users can choose the starting position, but I'm not sure.
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Title: Is there a multiplayer Chess GUI that allows you to choose the starting position?
ThreadText: # Is there a multiplayer Chess GUI that allows you to choose the starting position?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-06-16)
  
  With a human vs. computer, simply set Stockfish to `depth == 1` and play it. Or, you can choose another (weaker) engine.
  
  With a human vs. human *online*, is it possible to set the starting position? If so, what is the website?
  
  **Tags:** software
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: If you are looking for a certain opening to play, there are some websites which host e.g. themed tournaments from time to time. If you are talking about playing a specific position of your choice against a specific opponent, I have never seen that anywhere before (Chess.com, lichess, ICC, PlayChess).  
  > **username_0**: @username_1 Which websites, and what do you mean by _themes_?  
  > **username_1**: I mean "themed tournaments" where the starting position is some opening variation. I've seen such tournaments on lichess (live) and on Chess.com (correspondence). I think on lichess such tournaments can be created by users, so probably users can choose the starting position, but I'm not sure.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2017-06-17. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
  
  You can play it in <https://lichess.org/editor>.
  Chose your default opening, or just customize it, then click in 'Continue from here'.
  You can chose if you want to play with with engine or with a friend.
  
  
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