Starting position #51
Back-rank setup: BNNRQKRB
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #899
- The king starts on f, the rooks on d and g
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 279 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d8 (h4)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b5 (a3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to a5 (b4·2)
Winning blow: rook to d5 (d1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a8 (h1·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c4 (b3·17)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e4 (h1·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to h1 (g1)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to g1 (f1)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g5 (e3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (d4·77)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a4 (c3·22)
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