Starting position #883
Back-rank setup: BRQKRNNB
SP-883 · ThroneGuard — A central king (d or e) and two knights tucked onto inner files: the family that holds the standard array, SP-518.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #67
- The king starts on d, the rooks on b and e
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 1266 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f6 (h8·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f6 (a1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to g5 (f3·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to b8 (b1·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f7 (g5·24)
Winning blow: pawn to d6 (c5·5)
Winning blow: knight to e4 (d6)
Winning blow: queen to a7 (b8)
Winning blow: king to d2 (c1·16)
Winning blow: queen to f6 (c3·4)
Mate in 2: king to d1
Winning blow: bishop to e5 (a1·9)
This position appears in course day 19
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