Starting position #822
Back-rank setup: RKBNQBRN
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #134
- The king starts on b, the rooks on a and g
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 991 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d4 (e2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f5 (g4·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to g8 (g1·2)
Winning blow: pawn to b5 (a4·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d5 (c6)
Mate in 2: queen to e3
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a7 (e3·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c7 (f4·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c3 (b2·26)
Winning blow: knight to g1
Winning blow: bishop to d5 (f3·6)
Castling-960 to the rescue on a1 (b1·2)
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