Starting position #617
Back-rank setup: RNQBBKRN
SP-617 · BastionScout — King shifted to c or f, with a knight committed to the corner from move one.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #249
- 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 659 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e6
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f5 (e4·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g4 (h3·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c6 (d5·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to h5 (g3·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g5 (c1)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a5 (e1·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (d4·24)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b7 (f3·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a5 (e1·13)
Winning blow: pawn to d6 (e5·2)
Winning blow: bishop to d3 (c2)
This position appears in course day 22
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