Starting position #768
Back-rank setup: BBQRKNRN
SP-768 · ThroneScout — King on a central file (d/e) with a knight starting on the rim (a/h).
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #191
- The king starts on e, the rooks on d and g
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 84 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a6 (a7)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to g8
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c5 (c1)
Winning blow: pawn to f3 (e2·2)
Winning blow: knight to a6
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g4 (h3·9)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to d3
Mate in 1: knight to d6
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c7 (c4·2)
Winning blow: king to d2 (e1·13)
Winning blow: queen to c8 (c1·2)
Winning blow: rook to g6 (c6)
This position appears in course day 22
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