Starting position #104
Back-rank setup: QBNRBNKR
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #861
- 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 1342 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d6 (c5·15)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to h5 (h4)
Winning blow: knight to h5 (g3·2)
Winning blow: king to e2 (f1·7)
Winning blow: bishop to g2 (d5)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e8 (d8)
Mate in 2: queen to f7 (h5·2)
Winning blow: queen to g3 (d6)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e6 (f6·3)
Winning blow: queen to h8 (g7·2)
Winning blow: queen to f5 (e4·3)
Winning blow: queen to b8 (b3)
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