Starting position #436
Back-rank setup: RBBNNQKR
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #718
- The king starts on g, the rooks on a and h
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- This position does not come up as the daily position in the next four years
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e3 (c1)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f6 (e5·15)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (d4·42)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to g6 (g3)
Winning blow: queen to f6 (e7)
Winning blow: rook to h5 (h4)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to h5 (b5)
Mate in 2: bishop to e7
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d8 (d5)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e6 (h3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c8 (c2·3)
Winning blow: bishop to g5 (h6)
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