Starting position #849
Back-rank setup: BRKBNRNQ
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #107
- The king starts on c, the rooks on b and f
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 69 days
Puzzles from this position
Winning blow: pawn to d3 (c2·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f8 (g6·2)
Winning blow: rook to e4 (e1·2)
Winning blow: queen to a5 (a6·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c3 (c2)
Winning blow: king to d1 (c1·13)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e4 (h1·9)
Winning blow: bishop to d4 (b2·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a6 (c6·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d6 (e5)
Mate in 2: queen to d7 (h3)
Castling-960 to the rescue on f1 (c1)
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