Starting position #468
Back-rank setup: RBBNNKRQ
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #686
- The king starts on f, the rooks on a and g
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 126 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e6 (c5)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to h3
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h7
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f6 (e5·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d4 (c3·17)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c7 (d5·9)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d4 (c3·38)
Winning blow: pawn to e5 (f4·9)
Winning blow: rook to g7
Winning blow: rook to h8 (e8)
Winning blow: rook to g3
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f6 (g5·17)
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