Starting position #49
Back-rank setup: BNNBRQKR
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #907
- The king starts on g, the rooks on e and h
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 179 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g5 (h4·7)
Winning blow: queen to g6 (g3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f6 (d5·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to h4 (h1·19)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e7 (e1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d7 (d3·4)
Winning blow: king to f1 (g1·19)
Winning blow: king to h1 (g1·16)
Winning blow: knight to d5 (c7·4)
Winning blow: rook to f7 (g7·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (c4·109)
Winning blow: rook to g3 (h3·3)
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