Starting position #299
Back-rank setup: QNRKBRNB
SP-299 · 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 #369
- The king starts on d, the rooks on c and f
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 729 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (e4·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e3
Winning blow: king to d1
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a8 (h1·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a8 (g2·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f4 (e3·18)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a8 (h1·11)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (f4·40)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to f5 (f1)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a8 (h1·30)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b7 (b2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f7 (g5·14)
This position appears in course day 33
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