1. Classical chess ranks 562nd of 960 starting positions after 460,800 games (chess960v2.com)

Round 480 closed exactly half the championship. What half a million games showed — and why the classical setup came out 562nd of 960.

After analyzing 460,800 games, researchers found that the classical chess starting position ranks surprisingly low at 562nd out of 960 possible setups. Discover the insights gained from this extensive championship and what it reveals about chess strategy.

21. Show HN: Banana Peel – OpenRouter for browser agents (bananapeel.com)

One OpenAI-compatible API that routes each browser task across 250+ runner combinations (50+ single runners) — Browserbase, Steel, Skyvern, Hyperbrowser, and more. Set routing to smart, a named runner, a category, or a list.

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