Starting position #238
Back-rank setup: NRQKNBBR
SP-238 · 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 #628
- The king starts on d, the rooks on b and h
- This position does not come up as the daily position in the next four years
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f7 (e5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g4 (f3·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c7 (c5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b6 (c5·12)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h4 (f2·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g7 (b2·5)
Winning blow: queen to f7 (c7)
Winning blow: queen to e5 (g5)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to d2 (d1·4)
Winning blow: king to d1 (e2·3)
Winning blow: king to e1 (f1·11)
Winning blow: rook to c5 (c1·6)
This position appears in course day 5
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