Starting position #274
Back-rank setup: BNRKNBRQ
SP-274 · 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 #583
- 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 272 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h8 (a1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d4 (e3·8)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h8 (a1·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d4 (c3·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f7 (g8)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f3 (h1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a8 (h1·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b7 (h1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f2 (d3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b7 (h1·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (c4·95)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c8 (b7·4)
This position appears in course day 22
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