Starting position #257
Back-rank setup: BNRBKNQR
SP-257 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #603
- The king starts on e, the rooks on c 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: queen to g2 (g1)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to h4 (h1·8)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a3 (b1·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g5 (h4·14)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g5 (h4·17)
Winning blow: pawn to e4 (f3·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h5 (d1·16)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to g7 (g1)
Winning blow: king to f2 (g3)
Winning blow: queen to d4 (g1·2)
Winning blow: rook to c3 (e3)
Winning blow: bishop to f6 (a1·9)
This position appears in course day 71
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