Starting position #208
Back-rank setup: BBNQRKNR
SP-208 · BastionGuard — Both knights begin inside the board while the king stands on c or f; a position and its mirror twin share this family.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #655
- The king starts on f, the rooks on e and h
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 29 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to b1 (e1)
Winning blow: queen to d1
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to h6 (h5)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e5 (a1·17)
Winning blow: knight to e5 (d3·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d7 (e5·15)
Mate in 2: queen to e6
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (e4)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f2 (g3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to d1 (c1)
Winning blow: pawn to d7 (d6·7)
Winning blow: queen to g7 (g3)
This position appears in course day 131
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