Starting position #63
Back-rank setup: NNRQKRBB
SP-63 · ThroneScout — Centre-file king, rim knight: 204 of the 960 positions share this pattern.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #896
- The king starts on e, the rooks on c and f
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 436 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c4
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f5 (f4)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c6 (a5·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c6 (h1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b8 (a7·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a7 (f2·3)
Winning blow: rook to h7 (h1)
Winning blow: king to e2 (f1·3)
Winning blow: queen to e1 (g3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d7 (f5·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c1 (d1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c6 (d5·7)
This position appears in course day 22
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