Starting position #850
Back-rank setup: BRKNRBNQ
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #103
- 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 1169 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d4 (a7)
Winning blow: knight to b6 (c4·5)
Winning blow: knight to b5 (d4·2)
Winning blow: knight to d6 (b5·8)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d5 (c3·23)
Winning blow: king to b1 (c1·21)
Winning blow: queen to a6 (a7·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e8 (e3·2)
Winning blow: queen to c1 (a3·2)
Winning blow: rook to e3 (b3)
Mate in 3: pawn to c5
Mate in 3: king to d2 (c1·2)
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