Starting position #370
Back-rank setup: BNRKRBNQ
SP-370 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #295
- 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 144 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f7 (e5·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f7 (g5·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f7 (e5·7)
Winning blow: queen to h6
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (d4·9)
Winning blow: pawn to c6
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d4 (c3·15)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f6 (e5·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e4 (e1·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f7 (h5)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f7 (g5·10)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (e4·74)
This position appears in course day 5
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