Starting position #464
Back-rank setup: BBRNNKRQ
SP-464 · BastionGuard — A c- or f-file king and two knights on inner files (b–g).
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #687
- The king starts on f, the rooks on c and g
- 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 h8
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to h2 (f3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c8 (b8)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d4 (e3·15)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to h3 (f2·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to h8 (h7)
Winning blow: knight to h3 (f2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (c4·100)
Winning blow: pawn to g6 (h5·3)
Winning blow: queen to f6 (h4)
Winning blow: queen to g6 (e6)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to g4 (h4)
This position appears in course day 9
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