Starting position #68
Back-rank setup: NBBNRKQR
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #894
- 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 71 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f5 (b1)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g3
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c3
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e7 (d5·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f3 (e2·5)
Winning blow: bishop to g5
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e5
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f6 (e5·20)
Winning blow: pawn to d7 (d6·3)
Winning blow: rook to e3 (e1·9)
Winning blow: knight to e6 (d4·8)
Castling-960 to the rescue on h8 (f8·3)
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