Starting position #693
Back-rank setup: RQBBKNNR
SP-693 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #458
- The king starts on e, the rooks on a and h
- This position does not come up as the daily position in the next four years
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (d4·7)
Winning blow: queen to g4 (f4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to a6 (b5·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f6 (b2·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b3 (d1)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (e4·54)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (e4·56)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f5 (e4·52)
Winning blow: knight to e7 (f5·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a1 (b2)
Winning blow: queen to e7 (e4)
Winning blow: bishop to h3 (d7)
This position appears in course day 65
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