Starting position #147
Back-rank setup: BNRNQKRB
SP-147 · BastionGuard — King shifted to c or f, knights kept clear of the edges — 168 positions in all.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #803
- The king starts on f, the rooks on c and g
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 257 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e4 (d3·8)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h3 (g2·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d5 (c3·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a4 (c3·12)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g6 (f5·13)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f4 (e3·29)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e6 (d5·25)
Winning blow: rook to h1 (d1)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f6 (a1·14)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (f4·79)
Winning blow: knight to f5 (e3·7)
Winning blow: rook to g5 (d5)
This position appears in course day 91
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