Starting position #211
Back-rank setup: BNQRKNRB
SP-211 · ThroneGuard — A central king (d or e) and two knights tucked onto inner files: the family that holds the standard array, SP-518.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #643
- The king starts on e, the rooks on d and g
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 851 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f4 (g3·9)
Winning blow: queen to h8 (b2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a4 (c2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (d4·55)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d7 (c6)
Winning blow: pawn to f4 (e3·5)
Winning blow: knight to e7 (f5·14)
Winning blow: queen to c6 (c2·2)
Winning blow: queen to b8 (d6·3)
Mate in 2: queen to h6 (f8)
Mate in 2: bishop to e5 (f6)
Winning blow: rook to e3 (g3)
This position appears in course day 40
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