Starting position #65
Back-rank setup: BNNBRKQR
SP-65 · BastionGuard — Off-centre king (c/f), no knight on the a- or h-file.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #891
- The king starts on f, the rooks on e and h
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 208 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h5 (d1)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a2 (c1)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (e4·14)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to h7
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f6 (a1·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f7 (e5·12)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to h3 (g2·22)
Winning blow: pawn to g6
Winning blow: pawn to e3 (d2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to h4 (f2·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h8 (a1·16)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h7 (c2)
This position appears in course day 27
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