Starting position #616
Back-rank setup: RBNQBKRN
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #253
- The king starts on f, the rooks on a and g
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 558 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to h7 (g5·9)
Winning blow: bishop to d2
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d4 (d1)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to h5 (g3·5)
Winning blow: pawn to d5 (e4·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f5 (b1·9)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a5 (e1·17)
Winning blow: queen to h7 (h8)
Winning blow: queen to c4 (e2·2)
Winning blow: knight to f6 (h5·8)
Winning blow: rook to f4 (f1·2)
Winning blow: bishop to f4 (d2)
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