Starting position #835
Back-rank setup: BRKNRQNB
SP-835 · BastionGuard — The king starts one file off-centre, on c or f, with neither knight in a corner.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #115
- The king starts on c, the rooks on b and e
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 136 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (f4·17)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c6 (g2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (d4·20)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to a5 (b4·8)
Winning blow: rook to c4 (f4)
Winning blow: knight to e5 (c4·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d6 (b5·9)
Winning blow: king to d2 (c1·7)
Winning blow: king to b2 (c1·13)
Winning blow: king to b2 (c1·14)
Winning blow: rook to a8 (a1·7)
Winning blow: queen to c6 (d5·3)
This position appears in course day 54
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