Starting position #755
Back-rank setup: BRKNNRQB
SP-755 · 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 #387
- The king starts on c, the rooks on b and f
- 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
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b4
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g5 (e3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b4 (d5·2)
Winning blow: knight to f7 (h6)
Winning blow: queen to d4 (g1)
Winning blow: knight to c8 (e7·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e7 (d5·10)
Winning blow: knight to d7 (f6·5)
Winning blow: king to b5
Winning blow: bishop to b2 (d4·2)
Winning blow: queen to e5 (f4·3)
Winning blow: rook to h1 (b1)
This position appears in course day 29
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