Starting position #560
Back-rank setup: BBRNKNRQ
SP-560 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #495
- The king starts on e, the rooks on c and g
- It becomes the daily position in 899 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c8 (c1·4)
Winning blow: rook to g7 (g1·3)
Winning blow: queen to b7 (a6·2)
Winning blow: rook to d4 (d1·4)
Winning blow: queen to e8 (e4·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g6 (b1·14)
Winning blow: knight to c8 (d6·8)
Winning blow: knight to f5 (e3·16)
Winning blow: rook to f3 (d3)
Winning blow: rook to c4 (e4)
Winning blow: rook to h8 (h4·2)
Castling-960 to the rescue on c1 (e1·2)
This position appears in course day 201
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