Starting position #219
Back-rank setup: NQRKBNRB
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #641
- The king starts on d, the rooks on c and g
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 262 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b6 (c5·3)
Winning blow: pawn to a5
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c5 (b3·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a8 (e4·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f3 (e2·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to f2 (g2·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b6 (a5·14)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c7 (c1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f4 (g3·46)
Winning blow: rook to f8 (f6)
Winning blow: bishop to d5 (h1·6)
Winning blow: king to e1 (d1·4)
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