Starting position #310
Back-rank setup: NQBRKBRN
SP-310 · 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 #358
- The king starts on e, the rooks on d and g
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 588 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a5
Winning blow: bishop to h5
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g3 (h2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a6 (f1·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h3 (f1·2)
Mate in 1: bishop to h7 (d3)
Winning blow: queen to a6 (d3)
Winning blow: queen to h8 (c3)
Winning blow: knight to d7 (c5·8)
Winning blow: queen to b6 (a7)
Winning blow: knight to e6 (g7·6)
Winning blow: queen to e6 (e2·2)
This position appears in course day 17
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