Starting position #355
Back-rank setup: BNRKRQNB
SP-355 · ThroneGuard — A central king (d or e) and two knights tucked onto inner files: the family that holds the standard array, SP-518.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #307
- The king starts on d, the rooks on c and e
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 442 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e6 (d4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f7
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e4
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a6 (f1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b2 (a1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to h6 (g5·8)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (e4·48)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a8 (h1·13)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g5 (f4·24)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g4 (f3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (d4·33)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to f8 (f1·6)
This position appears in course day 15
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