Starting position #280
Back-rank setup: NBRKBNRQ
SP-280 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #589
- 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 207 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b7 (a5)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b7 (a5·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b7 (a5·11)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b7 (a5·16)
Mate in 1: queen to d5
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c6 (e4)
Winning blow: queen to a7
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e5 (e4)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to c1 (d1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (d4·64)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to h2 (h1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c3
This position appears in course day 2
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