Starting position #803
Back-rank setup: BRKQNRNB
SP-803 · 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 #147
- 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: pawn to c4 (b3·9)
Winning blow: bishop to a8 (h1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to h5 (g4·9)
Winning blow: knight to c6 (d4)
Winning blow: rook to b1 (c1·3)
Winning blow: queen to h4 (a4)
Winning blow: queen to c6 (e8)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g5 (f4·36)
Winning blow: king to c1 (b1·3)
Winning blow: queen to c7 (f4·2)
Winning blow: pawn to e5 (f4·15)
Winning blow: knight to a5 (c6·3)
This position appears in course day 49
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