Starting position #706
Back-rank setup: BRKQNBNR
SP-706 · BastionGuard — Both knights begin inside the board while the king stands on c or f; a position and its mirror twin share this family.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #439
- The king starts on c, the rooks on b and h
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- This position does not come up as the daily position in the next four years
Puzzles from this position
Winning blow: knight to a3 (c2·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e3 (d2·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to h8 (f7)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e4 (b4)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c4 (c1·8)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a6 (a4·2)
Winning blow: king to d1 (c1·3)
Winning blow: king to a2 (b1)
Winning blow: king to e2 (d2·2)
Winning blow: king to d1 (c1·10)
Winning blow: rook to b4 (b3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e6 (h3·3)
This position appears in course day 79
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