Starting position #256
Back-rank setup: BBNRKNQR
SP-256 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #607
- 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 299 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g3
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g6 (h5·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b3 (a2·9)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (d4·66)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e4 (f3·25)
Winning blow: knight to f7 (e5·4)
Winning blow: queen to f7 (b3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c7 (a7)
Winning blow: king to f1 (g1·17)
Winning blow: queen to b4 (f4·2)
Winning blow: queen to c7 (a5)
Winning blow: rook to e5 (d5·2)
This position appears in course day 60
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