Starting position #376
Back-rank setup: NBRKBRNQ
SP-376 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #301
- The king starts on d, the rooks on c and f
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 78 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f4 (g3·3)
Winning blow: pawn to e4 (d3)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g5 (h4)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to f1
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b3 (a2·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d4 (b3·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a7 (b7)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (e4·70)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e5 (f3·9)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e3 (f2·12)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c5 (f2·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b6 (f2·3)
This position appears in course day 32
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