Starting position #604
Back-rank setup: RBQNKRBN
SP-604 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #268
- The king starts on e, the rooks on a and f
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 1219 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g8 (g6)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to d2
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to h7
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d6 (e5·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to f1 (e1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to h6 (f5)
Winning blow: queen to d4 (b2)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to f3 (f2·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f5 (d3·2)
Winning blow: bishop to d4 (g1·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to d1 (e1·5)
Winning blow: king to f2 (e1·9)
This position appears in course day 5
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