Starting position #353
Back-rank setup: BNRBKRQN
SP-353 · ThroneScout — King in the middle of the rank, with a knight already committed to the corner.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #315
- The king starts on e, the rooks on c and f
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 709 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a3
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to f3
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f6 (b2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g5 (f4·16)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c8 (c1·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d4 (e3·20)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f3 (g2·13)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g2 (g1·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h8 (b2·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g6 (f5·17)
Winning blow: queen to f4 (e4)
Winning blow: queen to g5 (h4)
This position appears in course day 47
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