Starting position #538
Back-rank setup: RNKQBBNR
SP-538 · BastionGuard — Both knights begin inside the board while the king stands on c or f; a position and its mirror twin 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 #517
- The king starts on c, the rooks on a and h
- It becomes the daily position in 202 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b4
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to a2
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to a3 (b2·13)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f4 (d2·2)
Winning blow: pawn to f4 (g3·8)
Winning blow: knight to d5 (c3·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d2 (b4)
Winning blow: queen to c5 (d5)
Winning blow: rook to e8 (e1·12)
Winning blow: knight to b5 (c3·16)
Winning blow: queen to c7 (d8·2)
Winning blow: queen to c5 (d5·2)
This position appears in course day 46
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