Starting position #502
Back-rank setup: RQBNKBNR
SP-502 · 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 #550
- The king starts on e, the rooks on a 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: rook to a8
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b3 (a2·8)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d5 (c3·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f6 (b2·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g7 (b2·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f5 (e4·42)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b4 (a3·19)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e4 (c3·16)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c2 (b3·2)
Winning blow: pawn to e4 (d3·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d6 (e5)
Winning blow: queen to e7 (e6·4)
This position appears in course day 52
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