Starting position #172
Back-rank setup: NBRNKQBR
SP-172 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #796
- The king starts on e, the rooks on c and h
- It becomes the daily position in 498 days
Puzzles from this position
Winning blow: pawn to e5 (f4·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to h4 (g3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (e4·25)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g6 (f5·9)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b3 (a2·11)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to h4 (h1·10)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d5 (e3·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f4 (g3·47)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e4 (b1·20)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e3 (f2·3)
Winning blow: rook to g1 (f1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g6 (b1·13)
This position appears in course day 56
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