Starting position #220
Back-rank setup: NBQRKNBR
SP-220 · 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 #652
- The king starts on e, the rooks on d and h
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 20 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to h2
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to h8
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f5 (g3·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d4 (e3·17)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g5 (h4·16)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to d5 (d4)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to d3 (d1)
Winning blow: king to c2 (c1·4)
Winning blow: queen to g5 (g4)
Winning blow: queen to e7 (f8·2)
Winning blow: queen to a8 (f3·6)
Mate in 2: queen to d8 (d2·6)
This position appears in course day 4
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