Starting position #190
Back-rank setup: NRNKRBBQ
SP-190 · 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 #772
- The king starts on d, the rooks on b and e
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 199 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g6 (f5·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h8 (d4·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c8 (f5·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a5 (b3·21)
Winning blow: rook to f3 (f1·7)
Winning blow: rook to b8 (b1·11)
Winning blow: queen to h7 (h1)
Winning blow: bishop to d5 (e6)
Winning blow: pawn to d6 (e5·12)
Winning blow: queen to b1 (d3)
Mate in 3: pawn to c3
Mate in 2: bishop to a6 (f1·2)
This position appears in course day 33
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