Starting position #135
Back-rank setup: NRBQNKRB
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #818
- The king starts on f, the rooks on b and g
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 430 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d4 (d1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f5 (e4·15)
Winning blow: pawn to e5 (d4·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h6 (c1·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to g1
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d4 (b3·16)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f7 (f3·3)
Winning blow: queen to h5 (h4)
Winning blow: rook to e3 (e1·5)
Winning blow: queen to g5 (g7·2)
Mate in 2: bishop to e5 (f4)
Mate in 2: rook to a8 (a5·2)
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