Starting position #583
Back-rank setup: QRBNKRNB
SP-583 · ThroneGuard — A central king (d or e) and two knights tucked onto inner files: the family that holds the standard array, SP-518.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #274
- The king starts on e, the rooks on b and f
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 840 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g7 (a1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e4 (c3·2)
Winning blow: queen to c3 (a1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e3 (d2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b4 (c3·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c6 (b5·13)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (f4·80)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c7 (b5·10)
Winning blow: queen to b1 (a2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g7 (h8·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to h5 (h6)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c6 (b5)
This position appears in course day 81
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