Starting position #737
Back-rank setup: BRKBNNQR
SP-737 · 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 #411
- The king starts on c, the rooks on b and h
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 935 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c4 (b3·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f6 (e5·14)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e3 (d4)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to b2 (c1·10)
Winning blow: king to d1 (c1·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to b8 (b2·2)
Winning blow: pawn to h3 (g2·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b7 (c6·7)
Winning blow: queen to g6 (g3·7)
Winning blow: queen to h8 (h4)
Mate in 2: queen to d6 (h2)
Mate in 2: queen to a7 (g1)
This position appears in course day 60
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