Starting position #259
Back-rank setup: BNRKNQRB
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #595
- The king starts on d, the rooks on c and g
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 511 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f6 (g5·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (f4·64)
Winning blow: knight to f6 (e4·2)
Winning blow: queen to b5 (a6)
Winning blow: rook to c7 (d7·2)
Winning blow: knight to b5 (c3·7)
Winning blow: knight to e4 (c5·4)
Winning blow: knight to c6 (b4·6)
Winning blow: pawn to b6 (c5·6)
Winning blow: queen to c7 (h7·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d6 (g3·2)
Mate in 2: knight to e7 (d5·5)
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