Starting position #568
Back-rank setup: RBNKBNRQ
SP-568 · 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 #493
- The king starts on d, the rooks on a and g
- It becomes the daily position in 304 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c7
Winning blow: pawn to e5 (f4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (e4·38)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to a5 (a1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b7 (a7)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b7 (h1·6)
Winning blow: queen to a8 (a7·2)
Winning blow: bishop to e5 (g3)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to b2 (c1·12)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d5 (e3·13)
Mate in 2: bishop to a4 (c2)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to f8 (f1·17)
This position appears in course day 19
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