Starting position #695
Back-rank setup: RQBKNNRB
SP-695 · 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 #450
- The king starts on d, the rooks on a and g
- 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 d3
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b8 (g3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c3
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c3
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f7 (e5·10)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b4 (c3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f4 (g3·20)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c6 (d4·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to e3
Winning blow: pawn to c4 (c3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c2 (e1·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to g7 (g1·2)
This position appears in course day 11
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