Starting position #837
Back-rank setup: RKBBNRQN
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #122
- 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 531 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c3 (b2)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to f7 (g7)
Winning blow: rook to a8 (a1·3)
Winning blow: pawn to b6 (a5·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c5 (d4·7)
Winning blow: king to b1 (c1·12)
Winning blow: rook to f5 (e5)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e5 (h2·3)
Winning blow: knight to c6 (e5·14)
Winning blow: queen to a8 (d8·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a8 (c6·2)
Winning blow: bishop to a7 (b6·3)
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