Starting position #848
Back-rank setup: BBRKNRNQ
SP-848 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins 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 #111
- The king starts on d, the rooks on c and f
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 942 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to f8
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h1
Winning blow: knight to f8 (e6)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b5 (c4·13)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to g2 (e1·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h8 (a1·14)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h8 (a1·21)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (b4·32)
Winning blow: rook to g1 (g7)
Winning blow: king to g1 (f2·2)
Winning blow: pawn to e3 (e2·2)
Winning blow: bishop to d4 (b2·3)
This position appears in course day 7
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