Starting position #880
Back-rank setup: BBRQKRNN
SP-880 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #79
- The king starts on e, the rooks on c and f
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 703 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to g7 (h5·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g8 (h7·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to g6 (h4·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g3 (f2·2)
Winning blow: queen to e4 (e2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to g5 (f3·15)
Winning blow: knight to c6 (d4·2)
Winning blow: queen to c8 (a8)
Winning blow: queen to c8 (d7)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to e2 (f1·7)
Winning blow: king to h1 (g1·13)
Winning blow: king to c2 (d1·11)
This position appears in course day 12
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