Starting position #102
Back-rank setup: QNBRNBKR
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #854
- The king starts on g, the rooks on d and h
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 866 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b2 (a1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (d4·21)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b8 (f4·8)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b4 (d2)
Winning blow: rook to h8 (f8)
Winning blow: queen to d1 (c1·2)
Winning blow: pawn to c5 (c4·2)
Winning blow: king to h2 (g1·9)
Mate in 2: rook to g4
Winning blow: queen to c5 (f5·2)
Winning blow: rook to f8 (d8·2)
Mate in 2: queen to h6 (e3·3)
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