Starting position #525
Back-rank setup: RNQBKNBR
SP-525 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #536
- The king starts on e, the rooks on a and h
- It becomes the daily position in 387 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c8 (c1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c5 (g1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b6 (c5·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f7 (e6)
Winning blow: knight to c8 (d6·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d6 (e4·11)
Winning blow: knight to f5 (g7)
Winning blow: pawn to f4 (f3·2)
Winning blow: king to e2 (f3·4)
Winning blow: queen to f7 (a7)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b5 (c4·32)
Winning blow: knight to g7 (f5·5)
This position appears in course day 20
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