Starting position #856
Back-rank setup: RBKNBRNQ
SP-856 · BastionGuard — Both knights begin inside the board while the king stands on c or f; a position and its mirror twin share this family.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #109
- The king starts on c, the rooks on a and f
- It becomes the daily position in 176 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b6 (a5·2)
Winning blow: rook to f3 (f1·2)
Winning blow: bishop to e6 (a2·3)
Winning blow: knight to d5 (c3·11)
Winning blow: rook to c7 (c3·3)
Mate in 2: queen to d3 (f3)
Mate in 3: bishop to d6 (c5)
Winning blow: queen to d8 (c7·4)
Chess960 tactic on d5 (h1)
Mate in 3: knight to d5 (b4)
Chess960 tactic on b6 (e3)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e8 (e7·2)
This position appears in course day 70
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