Starting position #395
Back-rank setup: QRNNBKRB
SP-395 · BastionGuard — Off-centre king (c/f), no knight on the a- or h-file.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #753
- The king starts on f, the rooks on b and g
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 979 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d8 (a5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b5 (a4)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c6 (a5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (d4·16)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (b4·10)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b7 (h1·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to d4 (d1·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a8 (h1·16)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (c4·76)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f3 (e2·10)
Winning blow: knight to c6 (e5·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to g2 (g1·10)
This position appears in course day 6
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