Starting position #659
Back-rank setup: BRNKRNQB
SP-659 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #195
- 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 287 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f2
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d4 (c3·20)
Winning blow: pawn to b6 (c5)
Winning blow: king to e2 (d1·2)
Winning blow: knight to g6 (e5·2)
Winning blow: queen to d6 (e7·2)
Winning blow: bishop to e7 (f6)
Winning blow: pawn to g4 (g3)
Winning blow: knight to b2 (d3)
Winning blow: bishop to g6 (f5·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d3 (c5)
Winning blow: queen to b5 (c6)
This position appears in course day 20
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