Starting position #701
Back-rank setup: RQKBNNBR
SP-701 · BastionGuard — Off-centre king (c/f), no knight on the a- or h-file.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #456
- The king starts on c, 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
Winning blow: pawn to e4
Winning blow: rook to h2 (h1)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to h3 (g2·54)
Winning blow: queen to e5 (d6·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d7 (b5·6)
Winning blow: queen to c2 (h7)
Winning blow: rook to b1 (a1·7)
Winning blow: king to c2 (b2·3)
Winning blow: rook to d6 (d5·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f5 (e3·18)
Winning blow: queen to e7 (f7·2)
Mate in 3: king to b2 (b3)
This position appears in course day 67
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