Starting position #479
Back-rank setup: RNNKRQBB
SP-479 · 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 #672
- The king starts on d, the rooks on a and e
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 614 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to h3 (f1)
Winning blow: queen to e3 (f2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d4 (f2·5)
Winning blow: pawn to g5 (h4·5)
Winning blow: knight to c6 (e7)
Winning blow: bishop to f2 (e3·2)
Winning blow: pawn to b4 (b3·2)
Winning blow: king to b3 (c4)
Winning blow: rook to b8 (b1·7)
Winning blow: rook to a8 (e8·2)
Winning blow: king to b1 (c1·20)
Winning blow: knight to c6 (a5·7)
This position appears in course day 47
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