Starting position #207
Back-rank setup: QNRKNRBB
SP-207 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #656
- The king starts on d, the rooks on c and f
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- This position does not come up as the daily position in the next four years
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a8 (h1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b2 (a3)
Winning blow: bishop to b7 (h1)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (c4·71)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (c4·73)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c4 (b3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b8 (g3·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b5 (c4·29)
Winning blow: pawn to f3 (e2·5)
Winning blow: king to c1 (d2)
Winning blow: rook to c6 (c4)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c4 (d2·10)
This position appears in course day 26
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