Starting position #103
Back-rank setup: QNBRNKRB
SP-103 · BastionGuard — The king starts one file off-centre, on c or f, with neither knight in a corner.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #850
- The king starts on f, the rooks on d and g
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- This position does not come up as the daily position in the next four years
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g3 (f2)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to g4 (g1·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g3 (h2·17)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b5 (a5·4)
Winning blow: knight to d6 (f5·2)
Winning blow: king to d1 (e1·11)
Winning blow: queen to e5 (e4·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to h8 (a1·10)
Winning blow: queen to e6 (g6·2)
Winning blow: pawn to e7 (e6·10)
Winning blow: rook to g7 (g5·2)
Winning blow: queen to g7 (g5·2)
This position appears in course day 104
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