Starting position #478
Back-rank setup: RNNKRBBQ
SP-478 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #676
- The king starts on d, the rooks on a and e
- 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: knight to b7 (c5·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c3
Winning blow: rook to e5
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c3 (d2·2)
Winning blow: bishop to d4 (g1)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b5 (c3·8)
Winning blow: king to e1 (d1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a4 (c3·14)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b4 (d5)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a8 (b7·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f6 (f5)
Winning blow: king to b2 (c2)
This position appears in course day 5
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