Starting position #668
Back-rank setup: RBNKRNBQ
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #204
- The king starts on d, the rooks on a and e
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 408 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g8 (b3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d5 (b7)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e4 (e1·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c4 (e3·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c3 (b2·18)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g5 (h4·19)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f5 (g3·12)
Winning blow: queen to c6 (c5·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e4 (e2)
Winning blow: pawn to g6 (g5·2)
Winning blow: king to c2 (d1·9)
Winning blow: bishop to c2 (e4)
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