Starting position #336
Back-rank setup: BBNRKQRN
SP-336 · ThroneScout — King on a central file (d/e) 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 #335
- 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 378 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a8
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to h3 (g2·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a8 (f3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f5 (g3·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g7 (h7)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g5 (f4·14)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g5 (f4·15)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g7 (a1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g3 (h2·10)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g7 (a1·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b5 (c4·22)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f6 (a1·8)
This position appears in course day 29
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