Starting position #93
Back-rank setup: NNRBKRBQ
SP-93 · ThroneScout — Centre-file king, rim knight: 204 of the 960 positions share this pattern.
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #872
- 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 474 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b8 (b7)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a5 (c5)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c4 (e2·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a3 (c5)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c5 (b3·8)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c1 (b3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b7 (h1·9)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c8 (c1·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d4 (b3·20)
Winning blow: queen to c7 (c8·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to g3 (g1)
Winning blow: bishop to c4 (b3)
This position appears in course day 45
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