Starting position #686
Back-rank setup: QRKNNBBR
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #468
- The king starts on c, the rooks on b and h
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 679 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a6 (f1·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to a5 (b4·19)
Winning blow: pawn to d5 (e4·10)
Winning blow: knight to b6 (c4·3)
Winning blow: bishop to d4 (f2·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to d1 (c1·6)
Winning blow: queen to b6 (b5)
Winning blow: queen to g7 (f6)
Winning blow: rook to c2 (c1·2)
Winning blow: bishop to d4 (g1·7)
Winning blow: rook to g5 (h5·2)
Winning blow: bishop to b6 (g1·4)
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