Starting position #70
Back-rank setup: NNBRKBQR
SP-70 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #886
- The king starts on e, the rooks on d and h
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 830 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a4 (c3·4)
Winning blow: queen to a5
Winning blow: pawn to d4 (e3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b5 (c3·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c5 (d4·2)
Winning blow: rook to b7
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e3 (d5)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to b1 (c1·9)
Winning blow: queen to c7 (g7)
Winning blow: queen to c8 (b8)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to h8 (e5·6)
This position appears in course day 26
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