Starting position #3
Back-rank setup: BQNNRKRB
SP-3 · BastionGuard — King shifted to c or f, knights kept clear of the edges — 168 positions in all.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #947
- The king starts on f, the rooks on e and g
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 1255 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f5 (b1)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to h8 (a1)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d7 (e5·3)
Winning blow: knight to b8 (a6)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h8 (a1·11)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e5 (a1·14)
Winning blow: queen to h6 (g6)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d5 (e3·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d5 (c3·14)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d6 (c5·28)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f6 (a1·15)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e4 (d3·54)
This position appears in course day 3
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