Starting position #875
Back-rank setup: QRKRBNNB
SP-875 · BastionGuard — Off-centre king (c/f), no knight on the a- or h-file.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #81
- The king starts on c, the rooks on b and d
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 788 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e4 (d3·16)
Winning blow: bishop to a8 (d5)
Winning blow: bishop to c3 (e1)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b3 (c2·15)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h8 (g7·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d4 (f3·9)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to c3 (b2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g7 (a1·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a7 (b5·8)
Winning blow: bishop to b8 (a7)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e3 (g4)
Winning blow: king to c2 (c1·2)
This position appears in course day 130
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