Starting position #658
Back-rank setup: BRNKRBNQ
SP-658 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #199
- The king starts on d, the rooks on b and e
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 282 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c4 (b3·8)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g3 (h2·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (b4·11)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (e4·103)
Winning blow: rook to g8 (e8)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c3 (b2·3)
Winning blow: king to d1 (e1·2)
Winning blow: queen to g3 (h3·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d6 (e5·20)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f6 (e5·25)
Winning blow: rook to g1 (d1)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d5 (h1·4)
This position appears in course day 69
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