Starting position #514
Back-rank setup: BRNQKBNR
SP-514 · 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 #535
- The king starts on e, 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 g7
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b8 (c7·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e4 (d3·27)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g7 (a1·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to a4 (b3·12)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f6 (a1·19)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f6 (b2·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g7 (a1·11)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to h8 (h7·2)
Winning blow: queen to d7 (c8)
Winning blow: queen to c1 (c2)
Winning blow: queen to b8 (b2·2)
This position appears in course day 23
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