Starting position #813
Back-rank setup: RKQBNRBN
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #152
- The king starts on b, the rooks on a and f
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 462 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c8 (d6)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e3 (f2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d3 (c2)
Winning blow: bishop to e4 (c2)
Winning blow: knight to e6 (g7·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d7 (c5·14)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c5 (a5)
Mate in 2: bishop to c6
Winning blow: queen to e5 (e2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h5 (d1·22)
Mate in 2: queen to b8 (h8)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a7 (a3·2)
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