Starting position #494
Back-rank setup: QRNKNBBR
SP-494 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #564
- The king starts on d, the rooks on b and h
- This position does not come up as the daily position in the next four years
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c4 (f1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to a8 (a5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c4 (d3·18)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e4 (f3·19)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c6 (b5·19)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to c2 (d1·9)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e5 (a1·8)
Winning blow: bishop to e5 (g3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c2 (e1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g8 (g7)
Winning blow: queen to a6 (d6)
Winning blow: queen to g1 (e3)
This position appears in course day 33
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