Starting position #879
Back-rank setup: QRKRNNBB
SP-879 · BastionGuard — King shifted to c or f, knights kept clear of the edges — 168 positions in all.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #80
- 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 1244 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e7
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e1
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to b8 (b1·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a8 (h1·12)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g7 (a1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b5 (a4·21)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f5 (g4·17)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c7 (c3·2)
Winning blow: queen to d8 (a5·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c4 (d2·7)
Winning blow: queen to e7 (f8)
Winning blow: rook to d8 (d1·4)
This position appears in course day 3
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