Starting position #250
Back-rank setup: NRKQBBNR
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #613
- The king starts on c, the rooks on b and h
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 431 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to g5 (h3)
Winning blow: knight to c3 (b5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d7 (d6)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c3 (e1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e7 (e4·5)
Winning blow: rook to b7 (b1·4)
Winning blow: queen to a3 (a2)
Winning blow: bishop to c6 (b5·5)
Winning blow: queen to e3 (e4)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to d2 (c1·8)
Winning blow: knight to c5 (e6·7)
Winning blow: pawn to d7 (d6·4)
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