Starting position #461
Back-rank setup: RNNBKQBR
SP-461 · 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 #696
- The king starts on e, the rooks on a and h
- It becomes the daily position in 780 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c4 (d3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d5 (g2·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a2 (c3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f4 (f1·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to d2 (e1·8)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b5 (f1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c7 (b5·24)
Winning blow: king to d1 (e1·9)
Winning blow: bishop to b5 (a4·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d7 (b5·3)
Winning blow: rook to b8 (b5)
Winning blow: queen to h8 (h5·3)
This position appears in course day 62
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