Starting position #242
Back-rank setup: BNRKQBNR
SP-242 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #615
- The king starts on d, the rooks on c and h
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- 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 e6 (f4)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a6 (f1)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to d6
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (e4·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (d4·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g2 (f1)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (d4·13)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d4 (f3)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a6 (f1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b5 (f1)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a6 (e2)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to h5 (h1·2)
This position appears in course day 15
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