Starting position #431
Back-rank setup: RNQNKRBB
SP-431 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #720
- The king starts on e, the rooks on a and f
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 586 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c2 (b3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c5 (c1)
Winning blow: pawn to a3 (b2·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c7 (d5·6)
Winning blow: bishop to e3 (f2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (f4·81)
Winning blow: knight to c6 (a7·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d5 (h1·24)
Winning blow: pawn to c4 (d3·3)
Winning blow: rook to h8 (c8)
Winning blow: queen to f7 (f6)
Winning blow: queen to f7 (h5·2)
This position appears in course day 142
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