Starting position #472
Back-rank setup: RBNNBKRQ
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #685
- 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 1452 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h8 (c3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b2
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e4 (h1)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (d4·47)
Winning blow: king to g1 (f1·9)
Winning blow: king to d1 (e2·2)
Mate in 2: rook to b7 (b8·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f4 (e2·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e6 (d4·18)
Mate in 2: queen to f8 (e8)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f5 (c8)
Winning blow: queen to f6 (h6·4)
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