Starting position #820
Back-rank setup: RBBKNQRN
SP-820 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #142
- The king starts on d, the rooks on a and g
- This position does not come up as the daily position in the next four years
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: king to c2
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e6 (g5·3)
Winning blow: pawn to f5 (g4)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to g8 (g4)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to g8 (g1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g8 (g3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d3 (e2·4)
Winning blow: bishop to g8 (h7)
Mate in 2: bishop to f5
Winning blow: rook to c6 (c1·6)
Mate in 2: queen to f6 (f1)
Mate in 2: knight to f5
This position appears in course day 15
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