Starting position #934
Back-rank setup: RKBRNBQN
Move the pieces right on the board — full Chess960 rules, castle by dropping the king on the rook.
Position facts
- Mirror twin: position #22
- The king starts on b, the rooks on a and d
- King and rook are neighbours — castling from adjacent squares feels unusual
- It becomes the daily position in 24 days
Puzzles from this position
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c3 (f6)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b6 (g1·2)
Mate in 2: queen to f6 (e5)
Winning blow: rook to e8 (e1·8)
Winning blow: rook to c5 (c3·2)
Winning blow: rook to b1 (e1·2)
Mate in 2: rook to d8 (d1·8)
Winning blow: king to a2 (b1·28)
Winning blow: rook to b3 (b7)
Winning blow: rook to a7 (a1·5)
Winning blow: rook to b3 (a3·5)
Winning blow: queen to a7 (c5·6)
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