Starting position #189
Back-rank setup: NRNBKRBQ
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #776
- The king starts on e, the rooks on b and f
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 219 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c6
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d4 (b3)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d5 (b3)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to f8 (f4·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to d2 (b2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f7 (e5·22)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b8 (a7·16)
Winning blow: king to b1 (c1·18)
Winning blow: pawn to c7 (c6·2)
Winning blow: knight to c6 (a5·6)
Winning blow: queen to c4 (c6)
Winning blow: rook to d3 (f3·2)
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