Starting position #312
Back-rank setup: NBQRBKRN
SP-312 · BastionScout — King off-centre on c or f with a knight starting on the rim (a/h).
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #365
- The king starts on f, the rooks on d and g
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 959 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c6 (d5·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (b4·9)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c4 (c1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f4 (c1·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e2 (g3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to e2 (f1·2)
Winning blow: bishop to d7 (f5)
Winning blow: queen to d1 (c1)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b5 (c4·24)
Winning blow: pawn to e6 (d5·11)
Winning blow: king to d2 (e1·6)
Winning blow: king to e1 (f1·13)
This position appears in course day 51
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